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Molecular detection and characterization of hepatitis E virus in naturally infected pigs from Brazilian herds.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Dec 2012
Gardinali N R, Barry A F, da Silva P F N, de Souza C, Alfieri A F, Alfieri A A
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to investigate the presence of swine hepatitis E virus (HEV) from pigs of different production categories and from different pig farms in South Brazil. A total of 170 porcine faecal samples from breeder sows, boars, suckling piglets, weaned and growing pigs were collected from 14 pig farms. The faecal samples were screened by nested RT-PCR using primers targeting the ORF2 region of HEV...
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