Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a leprosy sanatorium in Japan

Hidemi Teramoto; Kazuya Shiogama; Yasuyoshi Mizutani; Ken Ichi Inada; Toshio Kamahora; Masanao Makino; Yutaka Tsutsumi

doi:10.1128/JCM.00841-11

Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a leprosy sanatorium in Japan

Hidemi Teramoto, Kazuya Shiogama, Yasuyoshi Mizutani, Ken Ichi Inada, Toshio Kamahora, Masanao Makino, Yutaka Tsutsumi

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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) outbreak that occurred between 1940 and 1999 in a closed leprosy sanatorium located on a small island in Japan was analyzed. The analysis of 318 nucleotides in the NS5B region of HCV allowed us to establish the existence of at least three different HCV strains in this sanatorium.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3358-3360
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of clinical microbiology
Volume	49
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00841-11
Publication status	Published - 09-2011
Externally published	Yes

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