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Phylogenetic analysis of Hepatitis E virus strains isolated from slaughter-age pigs in Colombia.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Apr 2017
Forero Jorge E, Gutiérrez-Vergara Cristian, Parra Suescún Jaime, Correa Guillermo, Rodríguez Berardo, Gutiérrez Lina A, Díaz Francisco J, López-Herrera Albeiro
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus that causes acute hepatitis in humans, and can be transmitted via the fecal-oral route. Pigs are considered to be a reservoir for this infection-mainly where the disease is not endemic. In a previous study conducted in Antioquia, which is a region in Colombia where the production and consumption of pork meat is higher than in the rest of the country, the presence of...
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