Slave Trade and Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Subgenotypes in Haiti and Africa
In Haiti, >90% of the population descended from African slaves. Of 7,147 Haitian pregnant women sampled, 44% of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections were caused by genotype A1, which today is found mainly in eastern Africa. Twenty percent belong to a rare subgenotype, A5, which has been found only...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2009-08-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/08-1642_article |