“…Despite the apparent low prevalence of HBV/G throughout the world, the viral genotype appears to circulate globally, as it has been reported in several European countries (De Maddalena et al, 2007;Jardi et al, 2008;Lacombe et al, 2006;Tran et al, 1991;Vieth et al, 2002), North and South America (Alvarado-Esquivel et al, 2006;Bottecchia et al, 2008;Kato et al, 2004;Osiowy & Giles., 2003;Sánchez et al, 2007), Nigeria (Olinger et al, 2006) and Asia (Shibayama et al, 2005;Suwannakarn et al, 2005;Toan et al, 2006). Canadian HBV/G was highly associated with MSM as a risk factor for infection, corresponding to previous studies (Bottecchia et al, 2008;Shibayama et al, 2005;Sánchez et al, 2007).…”