Evidence for high genetic diversity and long-term endemicity of hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 2 in West Africa

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 92-97

  Jeannel, Dominique ^a,b   Fretz, Catherine ^c   Traore, Yves ^d   Kohdjo, Nicolas ^e   Bigot, André ^e   Gamy, Emile Pê ^f   Jourdan, Gislaine ^c   Kourouma, Kékoura ^f   Maertens, Geert ^g   Fumoux, Francis ^h   Fournel, Jean Jacques ^c   Stuyver, Lieven ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d Muraz Centre (OCCGE)   (Burkina Faso)

^e Department of Internal Medicine   (Benin)

^f National Laboratory of Public Health   (Guinea)

^g INNOGENETICS   (Belgium)

^h AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Liver disease; Transmission; West Africa

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BENIN; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BURKINA FASO; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GUINEA; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RURAL POPULATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; URBAN POPULATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BASE SEQUENCE; BENIN; BLOOD DONORS; BURKINA FASO; DNA, VIRAL; ENDEMIC DISEASES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GUINEA; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OUTPATIENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; TIME FACTORS; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; JOTURUS PICHARDI; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0031945050     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199806)55:2<92::AID-JMV2>3.0.CO;2-I     Document Type: Article

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