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Hepatitis E Virus in Sylvatic and Captive Wild Boar from Portugal.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Oct 2016
Mesquita J R, Oliveira R M S, Coelho C, Vieira-Pinto M, Nascimento M S J
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic agent today considered a major Public Health issue in industrialized countries. HEV strains belonging to zoonotic genotype 3 are widely present in swine, being today considered important reservoirs for human disease. Unlike in swine, only scarce data are available on the circulation of HEV in wild boar. This study describes the detection and molecular characterization of HEV...
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