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Genetic heterogeneity and subtyping of human Hepatitis E virus isolates from Uruguay.
Virus research - 1 May 2013
Mirazo Santiago, Ramos Natalia, Russi José Carlos, Arbiza Juan
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an important public health concern in many developing countries causing waterborne outbreaks, as well as sporadic autochthonous hepatitis. It is transmitted primarily by the fecal-oral route. However, zoonotic transmission from animal reservoirs to human has also been suggested. Genotype 3 is the most frequent genotype found in South America and the HEV epidemiology in this...
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