Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis A virus infections in Catalonia, Spain, 2005-2009: Circulation of newly emerging strains

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Pérez Sautu, Unai ^a   Costafreda, M Isabel ^a   Lite, Josep ^b   Sala, Rosa ^c   Barrabeig, Irene ^c   Bosch, Albert ^a   Pintó, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b CatLab ^*  (Spain)

^c GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Food imports; Genotype; Hepatitis A virus; MSM

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS A VACCINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTAMINATED SHELLFISH; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; TRAVEL; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PERU; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SPAIN; VIRAL STRUCTURAL PROTEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052747842     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2011.06.011     Document Type: Article

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