Tracing the epidemic history of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b in Tunisia and in the world, using a Bayesian coalescent approach.

Infect Genet Evol

Laboratory of Clinical Virology, Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia; Research Laboratory: "Transmission Controle et Immunobiologie des Infections" (LR11-IPT02), Pasteur Institute of Tunis, Tunisia; Clinical Investigation Center (CIC), Pasteur Institute of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia; Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, University Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia. Electronic address:

Published: November 2019

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