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Hepadnavirus detected in bile and liver samples from domestic pigs of commercial abattoirs.
BMC microbiology - 11 Dec 2014
Vieira Yasmine Rangel, dos Santos Debora Regina Lopes, Portilho Moyra Machado, Velloso Carlos Eduardo Pereira, Arissawa Marcia, Villar Livia Melo, Pinto Marcelo Alves, de Paula Vanessa Salete
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Preliminary studies showed the prevalence of a virus similar to human hepatitis B virus (HBV-like) in swine from farms in China and the molecular evidence of Hepadnavirus infection in domestic pigs herds in Brazil. In this study, we genetically characterize the swine Hepadnavirus strains in swine from slaughterhouses located in certified abattoirs from Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil and evaluate its...
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