Hepatitis a virus genotypes and strains from an endemic area of Europe, Bulgaria 2012–2014

Hepatitis a virus genotypes and strains from an endemic area of Europe, Bulgaria 2012–2014

Abstract Background Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is endemic in Eastern European and Balkan region countries. In 2012, Bulgaria showed the highest rate (67.13 cases per 100,000) in Europe. Nevertheless, HAV genotypes and strains circulating in this country have never been described. The present...

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Main Authors: Roberto Bruni, Stefania Taffon, Michele Equestre, Eleonora Cella, Alessandra Lo Presti, Angela Costantino, Paola Chionne, Elisabetta Madonna, Elitsa Golkocheva-Markova, Diljana Bankova, Massimo Ciccozzi, Pavel Teoharov, Anna Rita Ciccaglione
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis a virus
HAV
Hepatitis
Phylogenetic analysis
Sequencing
Bulgaria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-017-2596-1

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