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Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus in pigs, wild boars, roe deer, red deer and moose in Lithuania.
Acta veterinaria Scandinavica - 23 Feb 2018
Spancerniene Ugne, Grigas Juozas, Buitkuviene Jurate, Zymantiene Judita, Juozaitiene Vida, Stankeviciute Milda, Razukevicius Dainius, Zienius Dainius, Stankevicius Arunas
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the major causes of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. In Europe, food-borne zoonotic transmission of HEV genotype 3 has been associated with domestic pigs and wild boar. Controversial data are available on the circulation of the virus in animals that are used for human consumption, and to date, no gold standard has yet been defined for the diagnosis of HEV-associated...
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