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[Study on the prevalence and genotype of hepatitis E virus among commercial swine population in Eastern and Southern China].
Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi - 1 Jul 2010
Xia Yu-gang, Lu Yi-han, Hu An-qun, Qin Xue, Dong Xiao-lian, Zhu Jian-fu, Jiang Qing-wu, Zheng Ying-jie
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence and genotype of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among commercial swine population in Eastern and Southern China. METHODS: Six hundred specimens of swine bile collected from 5 slaughterhouses in Eastern and Southern China from 2007 to 2009 were tested for HEV RNA using nested RT-PCR. PCR products were sequenced for phylogenetic analysis. RESULTS: Forty-seven out of the 600 samples...
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