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Phylogeography and phylodynamics of European genotype 3 hepatitis E virus.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Jul 2014
Zehender Gianguglielmo, Ebranati Erika, Lai Alessia, Luzzago Camilla, Paladini Sara, Tagliacarne Catia, Galli Cristina, Galli Massimo, Ciccozzi Massimo, Zanetti Alessandro R, Romanò Luisa
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus is classified into four genotypes that have different geographical and host distributions. The main cause of sporadic autochthonous type E acute hepatitis in developed countries is genotype 3, which has a worldwide distribution and widely infects pigs. The aim of this study was to make hypotheses concerning the origin and global dispersion routes of this genotype by reconstructing the spatial...
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