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Natural and experimental hepatitis E virus genotype 3-infection in European wild boar is transmissible to domestic pigs.
Veterinary research - 26 Nov 2014
Schlosser Josephine, Eiden Martin, Vina-Rodriguez Ariel, Fast Christine, Dremsek Paul, Lange Elke, Ulrich Rainer G, Groschup Martin H
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of acute hepatitis E in humans in developing countries, but sporadic and autochthonous cases do also occur in industrialised countries. In Europe, food-borne zoonotic transmission of genotype 3 (gt3) has been associated with domestic pig and wild boar. However, little is known about the course of HEV infection in European wild boar and their role in HEV transmission...
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