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Case Report

A Case of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Eritrean Diciotti Migrant: Phylogenetic Analysis and ‘mirror effect’

Giancarlo Ceccarelli1 Migrant Health Research Organisation (Mi-HeRO) – Centro di Ricerca Sulla Salute delle Popolazioni Mobili e GlobaleItaly;2 Department of Public Health & Infectious Diseases Sapienza University of Rome Policlinico Umberto IRomeItaly;3 Sanitary Bureau of Extraordinary Reception Center for ‘Mondo Migliore’ of Rocca di Papa San Filippo Neri Coop. Soc. OnlusRomeItaly
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Eleonora Cella4 Unit of Medical Statistics & Molecular Epidemiology University Campus Bio-medico of RomeItaly
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Serena Vita1 Migrant Health Research Organisation (Mi-HeRO) – Centro di Ricerca Sulla Salute delle Popolazioni Mobili e GlobaleItaly;5 Infectious Diseases Unit Ospedale S Maria GorettiLatinaItaly
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Alessia Lai6 Department of Biomedical & Clinical ‘L Sacco’ University of MilanMilanItaly
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Erika Ebranati6 Department of Biomedical & Clinical ‘L Sacco’ University of MilanMilanItaly
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Gianguglielmo Zehender6 Department of Biomedical & Clinical ‘L Sacco’ University of MilanMilanItaly
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Marta Fogolari7 Unit of Clinical Laboratory Science University Campus Bio-Medico of RomeItaly
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Francesca Antonelli8 Unit of Gastroenterology University Campus Bio-Medico of RomeItaly
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Michele Pier Luca Guarino8 Unit of Gastroenterology University Campus Bio-Medico of RomeItaly
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Elisabetta Riva9 Unit of Virology University Campus Bio-Medico of RomeItaly
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Silvia Angeletti7 Unit of Clinical Laboratory Science University Campus Bio-Medico of RomeItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Massimo Ciccozzi4 Unit of Medical Statistics & Molecular Epidemiology University Campus Bio-medico of RomeItaly
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Pages 509-514 | Received 30 Mar 2019, Accepted 23 Jul 2019, Published online: 22 Aug 2019

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