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Hepacivirus

 
the hepatitis C viruses, a genus of flaviviruses that cause hepatitis C.

hepacivirus

(hĕ-pă-sē′ĭ-vī″rŭs)
A genus of flaviviruses that includes the hepatitis C virus.
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HCV is a single-strand RNA belonging to the family Flaviviridae and the genus Hepacivirus (Rosen, 2011; Simmonds et al., 2005).
Genotype Specific SVR and NSVR Response of Hepatitis C to the Combined Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy
Every year about 350,000 persons die due to infection with HCV4 which is a small enveloped, single stranded RNA virus, classified as a separate genus hepacivirus in the Flaviviridae family5.
EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF SOFOSBUVIR AND DACLATASVIR COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF HEPATITIS C
HCV is a enveloped, single-stranded positive sense RNA virus belonging to genus Hepacivirus, family Flaviviridae.
GENOTYPE AND VIRAL LOAD DETERMINATION OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, SOUTH INDIA
We used the following key terms in the search: "premarital examinations," "premarital screening," "premarital hepatitis screening," with each also combined with the terms "hepatitis B virus," "hepacivirus," "hepatitis C virus," "HBV," and "HCV."
Premarital hepatitis screening: Attitude towards screening and the risk factors for transmission
Due to its unique characteristics a separate genus Hepacivirus has been defined for HCV.
Evaluation of efficacy of serological methods for detection of HCV infection in blood donors: A single centre experience
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) belongs to the family Flaviviridae, genus Hepacivirus. HCV infection is one of the major causes of chronic liver disease and an important health problem worldwide.
One-step real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of RNA HCV to monitor patients under treatment in Brazil
Nasal and oropharyngeal swab specimens tested negative to a panel of molecular assays for CIRD-associated common and emerging viral agents: canine adenovirus (CAV) types 1 and 2, canine distemper virus, canid herpesvirus 1 (CHV-1), canine respiratory coronavirus, influenza virus, canine parainfluenza virus, canine pneumovirus, nonprimate canine hepacivirus, B.
Novel Parvovirus Related to Primate Bufaviruses in Dogs
Hepatitis C virus (HCV), a member of the Hepacivirus genus in the Flaviviridae family, is an enveloped virus with an icosahedral capsid that encloses a single-stranded positive sense genomic RNA of approximately 9.5 kb in length [1, 2].
Quasispecies Changes with Distinctive Point Mutations in the Hepatitis C Virus Internal Ribosome Entry Site (IRES) Derived from PBMCs and Plasma
Flaviviridae is composed of four genera: Flavivirus, Pestivirus, Pegvirus, and Hepacivirus [3], and causes several diseases and mortality in humans and animals.
Toll-Like Receptors and RIG-I-Like Receptors Play Important Roles in Resisting Flavivirus
Representatives of the flaviviruses are colored red (dengue virus and pestivirus), green (flavivirus), blue (tick-borne flavivirus), light-blue (insect-specific flavivirus), yellow (hepacivirus), and magenta (pegivirus).
Euclidean Distance Analysis Enables Nucleotide Skew Analysis in Viral Genomes
La familia Flaviviridae comprende 4 generos, Pestivirus, Hepacivirus, Pegivirusy Flavivirus, de los cuales solo el ultimo contiene VTG.
Enfermedades virales transmitidas por garrapatas
A variety of pathogens such as Dengue, encephalitis's viruses, arenavirus, hantavirus, hepacivirus, Leptospira, Bartonella, Leishmania and Trypanosome, among others, have also been found in frugivorous and insectivorous chiroptera.
The amazing bats: Friends, enemies or allies? Los sorprendentes murcielagos: Amigos, enemigos o aliados?

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