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Three male patients with sporadic acute hepatitis E in Sendai, Japan, who were domestically infected with hepatitis E virus of genotype III or IV.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2004
Yamamoto Takeshi, Suzuki Hiroshi, Toyota Takayoshi, Takahashi Masaharu, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
Recent studies indicate that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection occurs not only in developing countries but also in industrialized nations. However, the characteristics of domestic infections of hepatitis E in Japan are not fully understood. We analyzed serum samples from 34 patients who were seen...
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