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Prevalence and genotyping of hepatitis E virus in swine population in Korea between 1995 and 2004: a retrospective study.
Veterinary journal (London, England : 1997) - 1 May 2007
Jung K, Kang B, Song D S, Chae C
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections have been reported in pigs throughout the world but have only recently been recorded in Korean pigs. The aim of this study was to investigate whether HEV was present in archived porcine hepatic tissues collected between 1995 and 2004 using RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry and, if so, to determine the genotype of the isolates. Swine HEV was identified in the liver tissue of 42...
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