Zoonotic origin of hepatitis E.

doi:10.1016/j.coviro.2014.12.006

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Zoonotic origin of hepatitis E.

Current opinion in virology - 1 Feb 2015

Pavio Nicole, Meng Xiang-Jin, Doceul Virginie

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The concept of zoonotic viral hepatitis E has emerged a few years ago following the discovery of animal strains of hepatitis E virus (HEV), closely related to human HEV, in countries where sporadic cases of hepatitis E were autochthonous. Recent advances in the identification of animal reservoirs of HEV have confirmed that strains circulating in domestic and wild pigs are genetically related to strains identified...

Topics

Animals
Disease Reservoirs
Foodborne Diseases
Genetic Variation
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E virus
Humans
Meat
Phylogeny
Swine
Zoonoses

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PMID: 25588602
DOI: 10.1016/j.coviro.2014.12.006

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