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Detection of hepatitis E virus in liver, mesenteric lymph node, serum, bile and faeces of naturally infected pigs affected by different pathological conditions.
Veterinary microbiology - 31 Jan 2007
de Deus Nilsa, Seminati Chiara, Pina Sonia, Mateu Enric, Martín Marga, Segalés Joaquim
Abstract excerpt
The objective of the present study was to detect hepatitis E virus (HEV) in different samples from naturally infected pigs and to characterise genetically the detected strains. Serum, bile, liver, lymph nodes and faeces of 69 animals from 1 week to 4 months of age with different pathological conditions were collected. Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect HEV and histopathology of...
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