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Non-travel related Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections in the Netherlands; a case series 2004 - 2006.
BMC infectious diseases - 8 May 2008
Borgen Katrine, Herremans Tineke, Duizer Erwin, Vennema Harry, Rutjes Saskia, Bosman Arnold, de Roda Husman Ana Maria, Koopmans Marion
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BACKGROUND: Human hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are considered an emerging disease in industrialized countries. In the Netherlands, Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections have been associated with travel to high-endemic countries. Non-travel related HEV of genotype 3 has been diagnosed occasionally since 2000. A high homology of HEV from humans and pigs suggests zoonotic transmission but direct molecular and...
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