title: GB virus C: a novel pathogen or a curiosity for virologists?
abstract: The recently identified GB virus C is a flavivirus related to the hepatitis C virus. It appears quite prevalent in the general population and especially in individuals at risk of parenteral transmission. Many questions remain, most importantly the pathogenic role of the virus. It is unlikely that this virus has a major role in hepatic disease.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Virologie, Université Catholique de Louvain, Ecole de Santé Publique, Clos Chapelle-aux-Champs, Bruxelles.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goubau
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D018067:Flaviviridae / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000821:virology*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors