... and C are 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 ... Malaysia, Petaling Jaya 46150, Malaysia 2. Faculty of Biotechnology, Malaysia University of Science and Technology, Petaling Jaya 47301, Malaysia 3. Discipline of Medicine, Blackburn Building D06, ... 2, Joanne Tsui Ming Tan 3, Jason Boo Siang Khoo 4, Aarthi Ravichandran 5, Hsin Mei Low 6, Yin Chyi Chan1 and So Har Ton1 1. School of Arts and Sciences, Monash University Malaysia,...