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Serological evidence of infection with hepatitis E virus among wild Yezo‐deer, <i>Cervus nippon yesoensis</i>, in Hokkaido, Japan
9 Feb 2009
Abstract excerpt
In this study, 520 serum samples from Yezo-deer in the Hidaka district, Hokkaido, Japan were examined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to investigate whether the animals were infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV). The distribution of optical density values showed a bimodal pattern and 181 samples (34.8%) were deemed to be antibody-positive against HEV. At least five (2.8%) of the positive sera gave specific...
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