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[Seasonal pattern and phylogenetic analysis with human isolates of genotype-IV hepatitis E virus in swine herds, eastern China].
Zhonghua yu fang yi xue za zhi [Chinese journal of preventive medicine] - 1 Jun 2009
Lu Yi-Han, Zheng Ying-Jie, Hu An-Qun, Zhu Jian-Fu, Wang Fa-Di, Wang Xue-Cai, Jiang Qing-Wu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the seasonal prevalence of genotype-IV hepatitis E virus (HEV) in swine herds in Eastern China and explore the phylogenetic relationship between swine HEV and human HEV in the situation that zoonotic features of HEV had been confirmed. METHODS: From September 2007 to June 2008, a total of 1200 swine bile specimens were collected from three slaughter houses located in Zhejiang, Anhui and...
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