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Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 diversity: phylogenetic analysis and presence of subtype 3b in wild boar in Europe.
Viruses - 22 May 2015
Vina-Rodriguez Ariel, Schlosser Josephine, Becher Dietmar, Kaden Volker, Groschup Martin H, Eiden Martin
Abstract excerpt
An increasing number of indigenous cases of hepatitis E caused by genotype 3 viruses (HEV-3) have been diagnosed all around the word, particularly in industrialized countries. Hepatitis E is a zoonotic disease and accumulating evidence indicates that domestic pigs and wild boars are the main reservoirs of HEV-3. A detailed analysis of HEV-3 subtypes could help to determine the interplay of human activity, the...
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