Molecular characterisation of human hepatitis E virus from Italy: comparative analysis of five reverse transcription-PCR assays

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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E (HEV) is an important public-health concern as a major cause of enterically transmitted hepatitis worldwide. In industrialised countries it is considered rare, and largely confined to travellers returning from endemic areas. However, autochthonous (locally acquired) HEV infection is also emerging in these regions. The infection is caused by different genotypes, depending on whether it is...

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