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Widespread diffusion of genotype 3 hepatitis E virus among farming swine in Northern Italy.
Veterinary microbiology - 25 Nov 2008
Di Bartolo Ilaria, Martelli Francesca, Inglese Nadia, Pourshaban Manoocher, Caprioli Andrea, Ostanello Fabio, Ruggeri Franco Maria
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute hepatitis in humans, and infects several animal species, mostly asymptomatically. Swine and human HEV strains are genetically related suggesting both a zoonotic and a possible foodborne transmission. The prevalence of swine HEV was investigated in 274 randomly selected pigs from six different swine farms of Northern Italy, testing viral RNA in stools by nested...
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