Genotypes of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) in individuals with infectious mononucleosis in the metropolitan area of Belém, Brazil, between 2005 and 2016

Genotypes of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) in individuals with infectious mononucleosis in the metropolitan area of Belém, Brazil, between 2005 and 2016

Two types of Epstein Barr virus (EBV1/EBV2) have been shown to infect humans. Although their genomes are similar, the regions containing the EBNA genes differ. This study aimed to characterize the EBV genotypes of infectious mononucleosis (IM) cases in the metropolitan region of Belém, Brazil, from...

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Main Authors: Talita Antonia Furtado Monteiro, Iran Barros Costa, Igor Brasil Costa, Thais Letícia dos Santos Corrêa, Beatriz Monteiro Rodrigues Coelho, Amanda Emanuelle Santos Silva, Francisco Lúzio de Paula Ramos, Arnaldo Jorge Martins Filho, José Luiz Furtado Monteiro, Jones Anderson Monteiro Siqueira, Yvone Benchimol Gabbay, Rita Catarina Medeiros Sousa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-07-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
EBNA3C gene
EBV1
EBV2
EBV1 + EBV2
Infectious mononucleosis
Northern region
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