Hepatitis C virus genotypes and associated risk factors in the state of Pará, Northern Brazil

Background: Despite the emergence of more effective therapies, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a serious public health problem at the global level. Currently, this virus is classified into seven genotypes and 67 subgenotypes, which in turn are distributed heterogeneously in Brazil and worl...

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Main Authors: Geison Luiz Costa de Castro, Ednelza da Graça Silva Amoras, Mauro Sérgio Moura de Araújo, Simone Regina Souza da Silva Conde, Antonio Carlos R. Vallinoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386702030091X