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Detection of hepatitis E virus in wild boars of rural and urban regions in Germany and whole genome characterization of an endemic strain.
Virology journal - 14 May 2009
Schielke Anika, Sachs Katja, Lierz Michael, Appel Bernd, Jansen Andreas, Johne Reimar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E is an increasingly diagnosed human disease in Central Europe. Besides domestic pigs, in which hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is highly prevalent, wild boars have been identified as a possible source of human infection. In order to assess the distribution of HEV in the wild boar population of Germany, we tested liver samples originating from different geographical regions for the...
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