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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/health/31hepatitis.html
Viral Outbreaks in Dogs Yield Clues on Origins of Hepatitis C
By CARL ZIMMER
Published: May 30, 2011
Hepatitis C is, in some ways, a high-profile disease. Worldwide, an estimated 200 million people are infected with the virus. Some of them will suffer cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. Celebrities like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and ?American Idol? have spoken publicly of their infections....
?...Identifying the species reservoir of hepatitis C ? one of the most common and deadly of all human viruses ? has been something of a holy grail in studies of viral evolution,? said Eddie Holmes, a virologist at Penn State University...
Viral Outbreaks in Dogs Yield Clues on Origins of Hepatitis C
By CARL ZIMMER
Published: May 30, 2011
Hepatitis C is, in some ways, a high-profile disease. Worldwide, an estimated 200 million people are infected with the virus. Some of them will suffer cirrhosis, liver cancer and even death. Celebrities like Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and ?American Idol? have spoken publicly of their infections....
?...Identifying the species reservoir of hepatitis C ? one of the most common and deadly of all human viruses ? has been something of a holy grail in studies of viral evolution,? said Eddie Holmes, a virologist at Penn State University...