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Phylogenetic Analysis and Characterization of the Complete Hepatitis E Virus Genome (Zoonotic Genotype 3) in Swine Samples from Mexico.
Viruses - 26 Jul 2018
Sotomayor-González Alicia, Trujillo-Ortega María E, Taboada-Ramírez Blanca I, Sandoval-Jaime Carlos, Sarmiento-Silva Rosa E
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging public health problem with an estimated 20 million infections each year. In Mexico, Orthohepevirus A, genotype 2, has been reported in humans, but genotype 3 has only been reported in swine (zoonotic). No diagnostic tests are publicly available in Mexico, and only partial sequences have been reported from swine samples. Hence, research is necessary to determine circulating...
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