Reconstruction of the epidemic history of hepatitis B virus genotype D in Albania

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 291-298

  Zehender, Gianguglielmo ^a   Shkjezi, Renata ^a   Ebranati, Erika ^a   Gabanelli, Elena ^a   Abazaj, Zhani ^c   Tanzi, Elisabetta ^d   Kraja, Dhimiter ^e   Bino, Silva ^b   Ciccozzi, Massimo ^f   Galli, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Institute of Public Health   (Albania)

^c Blood Transfusion National Center   (Albania)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CENTER MOTHER TERESA   (Albania)

^f ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albania; Coalescent based analysis; Epidemiology; HBV subgenotype D2; Hepatitis B virus; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENEALOGY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS GENOTYPE D; HISTORY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS GENOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBANIA; DNA, VIRAL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; YOUNG ADULT;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 84857659607     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2011.11.009     Document Type: Article

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