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World J Hepatol. Mar 27, 2015; 7(3): 583-592
Published online Mar 27, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i3.583
Table 2 Hepatitis B virus subtypes and genotypes and their geographic distributions
Genotype/subgenotypeGeographic location
A
A1Saharan Africa, India
A2Northern Europe
A3Western Africa
B
B1 (Bj)Japan
B2-5East and Southeast Asia
B6Alaska, Northern Canada
C
C1-3Taiwan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia
C4Australia
C5Philippines, Vietnam
D
D1-5Africa, Europe, Mediterranean countries and India
EWest Africa
FCentral and South America
GFrance, Germany, United States
HCentral America
IVietnam and Laos
JRyukyu, Japan (Kalimantan)