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Detection of serum antibodies to hepatitis E virus in domestic pigs in Italy using a recombinant swine HEV capsid protein.
BMC veterinary research - 16 Jun 2014
Ponterio Eleonora, Di Bartolo Ilaria, Orrù Ginevra, Liciardi Manuel, Ostanello Fabio, Ruggeri Franco Maria
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BACKGROUND: The hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been detected in both humans and animals, particularly pigs, worldwide. Several evidences, including human infection following consumption of raw contaminated meat, suggest a zoonotic transmission of HEV. In Italy, large circulation of genotype 3 HEV has been reported in swine, and recent studies have confirmed the involvement of this genotype in autochthonous human...
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