Different transmission patterns of hepatitis A virus for two main risk groups as evidenced by molecular cluster analysis

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 488-494

  Tjon, Grace ^a,d   Xiridou, Maria ^a,b   Coutinho, Roel ^b,c   Bruisten, Sylvia ^a,c,e  

^a MUNICIPAL HEALTH SERVICE   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Division of Public Health   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HAV genotypes; Men who have sex with men; Molecular cluster analysis; Risk groups; Traveling children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE CLUSTER; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC DISTANCE; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TRAVEL; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRAVEL;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS;

EID: 34147123675     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20821     Document Type: Article

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