Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus isolates from Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is a public health problem worldwide and the virus has been classified into six genotypes. In Brazil, the only genotype that has been found is genotype I, predominately from subgenotype IA. Here, the HAV genotypes were analyzed of 18 isolates circulating between 199...

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Main Authors: Fabíola Souza Fiaccadori, Maristela Pereira, Alexandre Siqueira Guedes Coelho, Ana Maria Tavares Borges, Juliana Alves Parente, Célia Maria de Almeida Soares, Divina das Dôres de Paula Cardoso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2008-12-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762008000800015