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A Novel Genetic Group of Bovine Hepacivirus in Archival Serum Samples from Brazilian Cattle.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Canal Cláudio W, Weber Matheus N, Cibulski Samuel P, Silva Mariana S, Puhl Daniela E, Stalder Hanspeter, Peterhans Ernst
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (genus Hepacivirus; family Flaviviridae) is a major human pathogen causing persistent infection and hepatic injury. Recently, emerging HCV-like viruses were described infecting wild animals, such as bats and rodents, and domestic animals, including dogs, horses, and cattle. Using degenerate primers for detecting bovine pestiviruses in a 1996 survey three bovine serum samples showed a low...
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