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Indigenous hepatitis E in England and wales from 2003 to 2012: evidence of an emerging novel phylotype of viruses.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Apr 2014
Ijaz Samreen, Said Bengü, Boxall Elizabeth, Smit Erasmus, Morgan Dilys, Tedder Richard S
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BACKGROUND: Enhanced surveillance and molecular characterisation studies of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in England and Wales have been undertaken since 2003. The dynamics of hepatitis E have changed recently with an increase in the number of indigenous cases and an observed viral shift. METHODS: HEV antibody and RNA data were analysed to ascertain the annual number of acute infections, the HEV genotype disposition...
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