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Imported and autochthonous hepatitis E virus strains in Spain.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2009
Fogeda M, Avellón A, Cilla C G, Echevarría J M
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes hepatitis E, an acute liver disease displaying diverse epidemiological patterns that correlate with the genetic diversity of the virus. Only a few strains have been characterized to date from cases of hepatitis E in Spain. Using three sets of new, HEV-specific primers, viral genome fragments were amplified from serum samples from 13 patients with acute hepatitis in different regions...
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