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Analysis of the full-length genome of a hepatitis E virus isolate obtained from a wild boar in Japan that is classifiable into a novel genotype.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Apr 2011
Takahashi Masaharu, Nishizawa Tsutomu, Sato Hiroyuki, Sato Yukihiro, Jirintai, Nagashima Shigeo, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
While performing a nationwide survey of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among 450 wild boars (Sus scrofa leucomystax) that had been captured in Japan between November 2005 and March 2010, we found 16 boars (3.6%) with ongoing HEV infection: 11 had genotype 3 HEV, four had genotype 4 HEV and the remaining boar was infected with HEV of an unrecognized genotype (designated wbJOY_06). The entire wbJOY_06 genome was...
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