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Detection and genetic characterization of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 subtype c in wild boars in Italy.
Archives of virology - 1 Oct 2016
Di Profio Federica, Melegari Irene, Sarchese Vittorio, Robetto Serena, Marruchella Giuseppe, Bona Maria Cristina, Orusa Riccardo, Martella Vito, Marsilio Fulvio, Di Martino Barbara
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was detected in stools collected from wild boars in Italy, with an overall prevalence of 1.5 % (3/196). The sequence of a ~3.0-kb portion at the 3' end of the genome of one such strain, HEV/WB/P6-15/ITA, was determined. In the full-length ORF2, which encodes the capsid protein, the virus was genetically closest to wild boar and human HEV strains currently classified as genotype 3 subtype...
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