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Genotypic characterization of symptomatic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in Egypt.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2009
Blackard Jason T, Rouster Susan D, Nady Soad, Galal Gehan, Marzuuk Naglaa, Rafaat Marwaa M, Daef Enas, El Din Salwa Seif, Purcell Robert H, Emerson Suzanne U, Sherman Kenneth E, Shata M Tarek
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in many developing countries. In Egypt, HEV seroprevalence is among the highest in the world; however, only a very limited number of Egyptian HEV sequences are currently available. OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to determine the HEV genotype(s) currently circulating in Egypt. STUDY DESIGN: AVH patients without serologic evidence...
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