Hepatitis C virus genotype 6 infection in India

Indian J Gastroenterol. 2005 Mar-Apr;24(2):72-3.

Abstract

We report two patients with chronic liver disease--a 46-year-old man and a 52-year-old woman, both from eastern India--who were found to be infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 6 strains. These strains have been previously reported only from Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Genotype
  • Hepacivirus / genetics*
  • Humans
  • India
  • Liver Diseases / virology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged