Emerging Infectious Diseases (May 2018)

Second Human Pegivirus in Hepatitis C Virus–Infected and Hepatitis C Virus/HIV-1–Co-infected Persons Who Inject Drugs, China

  • Haiying Wang,
  • Zhengwei Wan,
  • Qiang Sun,
  • Nalin Zhu,
  • Tianyi Li,
  • Xuqi Ren,
  • Xiaoping An,
  • Shuyun Deng,
  • Yue Wu,
  • Xiufen Li,
  • Lin Li,
  • Jingyun Li,
  • Yigang Tong,
  • Shixing Tang

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2405.161162
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 24, no. 5
pp. 908 – 911

Abstract

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We report the presence of the second human pegivirus (HPgV-2) in Guangdong and Sichuan Provinces in China. The prevalence of HPgV-2 in hepatitis C virus/HIV-1–co-infected persons who inject drugs was 12.9% in Guangdong and 15.9% in Sichuan. This population is at high risk for HPgV-2 infection.

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