The epidemic dynamics of hepatitis C virus subtypes 4a and 4d in Saudi Arabia.

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Published in Sci Rep on March 21, 2017

Authors

Ahmed A Al-Qahtani1,2, Guy Baele3, Nisreen Khalaf1, Marc A Suchard4,5, Mashael R Al-Anazi1, Ayman A Abdo6, Faisal M Sanai7, Hamad I Al-Ashgar8, Mohammed Q Khan8, Mohammed N Al-Ahdal1,2, Philippe Lemey3, Bram Vrancken3

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Infection and Immunity, King Faisal Specialist Hospital &Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
2: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Alfaisal University School of Medicine, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
3: KU Leuven - University of Leuven, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
4: Department of Biomathematics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
5: Department of Human Genetics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.
6: Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
7: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
8: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital &Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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