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Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 Cases Imported to Portugal from India, 2016.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Mar 2018
Mesquita João R, Almeida-Santos Madalena, Fernandes Maria, Maltez Fernando, Lino Sara, Alves Liliana, Abreu-Silva Joana, Oliveira Ricardo M S, Curran Martin D, Nascimento Maria S J
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Hepatitis E in industrialized countries is mainly associated with genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) and normally causes a sporadic self-limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals. Unlike genotype 3, genotypes 1 and 2 circulate in developing countries, produce severe disease and occur in the epidemic form. Hepatitis E occurring in travellers returning from endemic areas in developing countries is not a novel...
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