A 1-year study of the epidemiology of hepatitis A virus in Tunisia

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 25-32

  Gharbi khelifi, H ^a,b   Sdiri, K ^a   Ferre, V ^b   Harrath, R ^a   Berthome, M ^b   Billaudel, S ^b   Aouni, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genotype; HepatitisA virus; RT PCR; Shellfish; Waste waters

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EATING HABIT; EFFLUENT; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHELLFISH; TUNISIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; WINTER;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 33845331770     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01588.x     Document Type: Article

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