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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
GB virus C genotype 1 is rarely transmitted vertically but acquired during infancy in West Africa
AIDS, Volume 20, No. 10, Year 2006
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Description
Paired Ghanaian plasma and cord blood from pregnant women, alongside plasma samples from children aged 1 day to 70 months, were tested for GBV-C, HIV-1 RNA loads and anti-E2. Frequency of GBV-C vertical transmission in West Africa is significantly lower than in Europe, the USA or East Asia where genotype 2 or 3 is prevalent. While horizontal transmission appears predominant in West Africa, the lower viral load of African genotype 1 might explain limited vertical transmission. Copyright © Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Li, Chengyao
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
Danso, Kwabena Asimeng
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Addo-Yobo, Emmanuel O.D.
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Dompreh, Albert
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Sarkodie, F.
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Owusu-Ofori, Shirley P.
Ghana, Kumasi
Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital
Allain, Jean Pierre
United Kingdom, Cambridge
University of Cambridge
United Kingdom, Cambridge
Cambridge Blood Centre
Statistics
Citations: 14
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/01.aids.0000233583.02586.14
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Locations
Multi-countries
Participants Gender
Female