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Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection.
Emerging microbes & infections - 20 Dec 2017
Sridhar Siddharth, Lo Simon Kf, Xing Fanfan, Yang Jin, Ye Haiyan, Chan Jasper Fw, Teng Jade Ll, Huang Chuan, Yip Cyril Cy, Lau Susanna Kp, Woo Patrick Cy
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in China. Recently, a shift in molecular epidemiology from hepatitis E genotype 1 (HEV-1) to hepatitis E genotype 4 (HEV-4) has been observed in Northern China, marking a switch from human-to-human transmission to zoonosis. However, similar data from cities in Southern China are lacking. This observational study of human hepatitis E cases...
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