Seroepidemiology and genotypes of hepatitis C virus in Thailand.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
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2007 Jun-Sep; 25(2-3): 175-82
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-36810
ABSTRACT
HCV can be classified into 6 major genotypes based on the phylogenetic analysis of the genomic sequences. The 3 major genotypes found in Thailand are 3, 1 and 6, respectively. In 2004, an epidemiological survey was carried out to evaluate the seroprevalence of HCV infections among populations aged 2-60 years in four provinces of Thailand, representing the North, Northeast, Center and South of the country, respectively. One hundred and twenty five out of 5,825 serum samples (2.15%) were positive for anti-HCV by ELISA. Fifty eight out of 100 anti-HCV positive samples (58.0%) were positive by RT-PCR of the 5'UTR. The core region of 45 representative samples was sequenced allowing classification into genotype variants 1a (6.7%), 1b (26.7%), 2a (2.2%), 2c (2.2%), 3a (51.1%), 3b (2.2%) and 6 (8.9%). This information might be crucial for public health surveillance and prevention of HCV infection.
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Assunto principal:
Filogenia
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Tailândia
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Dados de Sequência Molecular
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Estudos Soroepidemiológicos
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Criança
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Pré-Escolar
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Adolescente
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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