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Hepatitis C Virus
New hepatitis C virus research reported from C. Mathei and co-authors
June 24th, 2008
"We employed recently developed statistical methods to explore the epidemic behaviour of hepatitis C subtype 1a and subtype 3a among injecting drug users (IDUs) in Flanders, Belgium, using new gene sequence data sampled among two geographically distinct populations of IDUs. First the extent of hepatitis C transmission across regions/countries was studied through calculation of association indices," researchers in Louvain, Belgium report. "It was shown that viral exchange had occurred between both populations in Flanders as well as across international borders. Furthermore, evidence was found suggestive of subtypes 1a and 3a predominantly circulating in subpopulations of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-06-24)
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