Phylogenetic analysis of the emergence of main hepatitis C virus subtypes in São Paulo, Brazil
Background: It is recognized that hepatitis C virus subtypes (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2c and 3a) originated in Africa and Asia and spread worldwide exponentially during the Second World War (1940) through the transfusion of contaminated blood products, invasive medical and dental procedures, and intravenous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015001336 |