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Identification of genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) in serum and fecal samples from pigs in Thailand and Mexico, where genotype 1 and 2 HEV strains are prevalent in the respective human populations.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Cooper K, Huang F F, Batista L, Rayo C D, Bezanilla J C, Toth T E, Meng X J
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is an important public health concern in many developing countries. Increasing evidence indicates that hepatitis E is a zoonotic disease. There exist four major genotypes of HEV, and HEV isolates identified in samples from pigs belong t...
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