Hepatitis C Virus Genotype Diversity among Intravenous Drug Users in Yunnan Province, Southwestern China

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Authors

Zhihui Zhang · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Yufeng Yao · Peking Union Medical College Hospital

Wenlong Wu · Yunnan Center for Disease Control And Prevention

Ruilin Feng · Yunnan Center for Disease Control And Prevention

Zhongxiang Wu · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Wei Cun · Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College

Abstract

Our results provided further information to support the assertion that drug trafficking routes influence HCV transmission patterns among IDUs in Yunnan Province. The frequency of HCV genotypes and subtypes changed rapidly among IDUs in Yunnan Province and subtypes 6a and 6n may have originated in Vietnam and Myanmar, respectively.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis C virus research Hepatitis B Virus Studies HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 8, Issue 12, pp. e82598-e82598

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0082598

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