Molecular Epidemiology of a Hepatitis C Virus Outbreak in a Leprosy Sanatorium in Japan▿
| Autor: | Toshio Kamahora, Kazuya Shiogama, Ken Ichi Inada, Masanao Makino, Yasuyoshi Mizutani, Yutaka Tsutsumi, Hidemi Teramoto |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Molecular epidemiology biology Epidemiology Hepacivirus Hepatitis C virus Outbreak virus diseases Hepatitis C Small island medicine.disease biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Virology digestive system diseases chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry medicine Leprosy NS5B |
| Popis: | The hepatitis C virus (HCV) outbreak that occurred between 1940 and 1999 in a closed leprosy sanatorium located on a small island in Japan was analyzed. The analysis of 318 nucleotides in the NS5B region of HCV allowed us to establish the existence of at least three different HCV strains in this sanatorium. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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