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Molecular epidemiology and genetic history of European-type genotype 3 hepatitis E virus indigenized in the central region of Japan.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Oct 2012
Nakano Tatsunori, Okano Hiroshi, Kobayashi Makoto, Ito Keiichi, Ohmori Shigeru, Nomura Tomoyuki, Kato Hideaki, Ayada Minoru, Nakano Yoko, Akachi Shigehiro, Sugimoto Kazushi, Fujita Naoki, Shiraki Katsuya, Takei Yoshiyuki, Takahashi Masaharu, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
In Mie prefecture in Japan, 12 cases of sporadic hepatitis E occurred from 2004 to 2011. Mie prefecture is located in the central region of Japan, far from the most prevalent regions of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Japan, the north and northeastern part. These 12 cases did not have any common risk factors of HEV infection. We analyzed the molecular epidemiology of the cases in Mie prefecture. We obtained...
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