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Genetic heterogeneity of hepatitis E virus*
14 Aug 2001
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been considered a disease associated with developing regions and attributed to oral-fecal transmission due to inadequate sanitation. Several recent findings, however, have led to a new understanding of this virus. A number of novel isolates have been identified in patients with acute hepatitis from regions not considered endemic for HEV, and these individuals reported no...
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