Hepatitis B virus genotypes among the Jarawas: A primitive Negrito tribe of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India

The Jarawas, a classical hunter-gatherer tribe of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India, were living in isolation for several centuries. They came into contact with the civilized world recently. Serological studies carried out among them revealed that hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is hyper-endemic....

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Published in:	Archives of virology Vol. 151; no. 8; pp. 1499 - 1510
Main Authors:	Murhekar, M. V., Chakravarty, R., Murhekar, K. M., Banerjee, A., Sehgal, S. C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wien Springer 01.08.2006 New York, NY Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Amino Acid Sequence Biological and medical sciences Continental Population Groups Ethnic Groups Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Genomes Genotype Genotype & phenotype Hepatitis B Hepatitis B - epidemiology Hepatitis B - virology Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - blood Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B virus - classification Hepatitis B virus - genetics Hepatitis B virus - isolation & purification Humans Hunter-gatherers India - epidemiology Infections Microbiology Miscellaneous Molecular Sequence Data Prevalence Serology Virology Indian Ocean Islands Andaman and Nicobar Asia India Nicobar Islands Andaman Islands Virus Orthohepadnavirus Genotype Hepatitis B virus Hepadnaviridae
ISSN:	0304-8608, 1432-8798
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