... Chan1 and So Har Ton1 1. School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Petaling Jaya 46150, Malaysia 2. Faculty of Biotechnology, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, ... observed mainly in Asia including China, Japan and South-east Asian regions. The Mediterranean region has genotype D as the most prevalent strain. Genotype E is localized mainly in parts of East, ... path. Acknowledgement We thank Z. Mazlam of Ampang Putri Specialist Hospital/ Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan, Malaysia and N. Thanaletchimy of Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital, Klang, Malaysia...