Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Slave Trade and Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Subgenotypes in Haiti and Africa

Iris E. Andernach, Claudine Nolte, Jean W. Pape, and Claude P. Muller

Author affiliations: Author affiliations: Institute of Immunology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg (I.E. Andernach, C.P. Muller); Groupe d’Etude du Sarcome de Kaposi et des Infections Opportunistes, Port-au-Prince, Haiti (C. Nolte, J.W. Pape); Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA (J.W. Pape).

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Phylogenetic analysis of selected sequences clustering with subgenotype A5, based on the complete genome. Diamonds indicate Haiti sequences; squares indicate Nigeria A5 strains. All complete A5 sequences available in GenBank are included. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.

Figure 1. . Phylogenetic analysis of selected sequences clustering with subgenotype A5, based on the complete genome. Diamonds indicate Haiti sequences; squares indicate Nigeria A5 strains. All complete A5 sequences available in GenBank are included. Scale bar indicates nucleotide substitutions per site.

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