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Identification and characterization of avian hepatitis E virus genotype 2 from chickens with hepatitis-splenomegaly syndrome in Korea.
Virus genes - 1 Oct 2016
Moon Hyun-Woo, Lee Byung-Woo, Sung Haan Woo, Yoon Byung-Il, Kwon Hyuk Moo
Abstract excerpt
A new avian hepatitis E virus (HEV) GI-B was identified in broiler breeders with hematomas, liver rupture, and splenomegaly, along with excessive abdominal fat, in Korea. Previously, genotype 1 had been identified in avian HEV strains in Korea. Complete sequence analyses revealed that the new avian HEV clustered in genotype 2, which has been identified in the USA and Spain; the GI-B isolate was closely related to...
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