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Detection of hepatitis E virus in archived German wild boar serum samples.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Apr 2008
Kaci Sadia, Nöckler Karsten, Johne Reimar
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E is a rare human disease in Central Europe commonly imported from endemic regions. For autochthonous infections a zoonotic transmission from pigs, deer and wild boar is assumed. Using three different RT-PCR protocols, hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in 10 out of 189 (5.3%) serum samples collected in 1995/1996 from wild boars in Germany. Sequence analysis indicates a close relationship with...
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