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Genome sequences of hepatitis E virus genotype 1e from an outbreak in the Central African Republic, 2018
Marina Prisca de Marguerite Nombot-Yazenguet1, Amal Chaghouri2, Narcisse Patrice Joseph Komas1
1Viral Hepatitis Laboratory, Institut Pasteur de Bangui, Bangui, Central African Republic.
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Abstract:
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes major outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present four genome sequences of HEV-1e from the 2018 outbreak in the Central African Republic. Despite high identity with known African isolates, these sequences constitute a new cluster and suggest local transmission and diversification.
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