Epidemic history and evolutionary dynamics of hepatitis B virus infection in two remote communities in rural Nigeria.

BACKGROUND: In Nigeria, hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has reached hyperendemic levels and its nature and origin have been described as a puzzle. In this study, we investigated the molecular epidemiology and epidemic history of HBV infection in two semi-isolated rural communities in North/Central...

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Main Authors: Joseph C Forbi, Gilberto Vaughan, Michael A Purdy, David S Campo, Guo-liang Xia, Lilia M Ganova-Raeva, Sumathi Ramachandran, Hong Thai, Yury E Khudyakov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2906510?pdf=render