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Characterization of the novel genotype avian hepatitis E viruses from outbreaks of hepatic rupture haemorrhage syndrome in different geographical regions of China.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Dec 2018
Su Qi, Li Yang, Zhang Yawen, Zhang Zhihui, Meng Fanfeng, Cui Zhizhong, Chang Shuang, Zhao Peng
Abstract excerpt
Since 2016, hepatic rupture haemorrhage syndrome (HRHS) has emerged in layer and broiler breeder hens in several provinces of China, and novel genotype avian hepatitis E viruses were detected from these chickens. To gain a better understanding of the genetic properties of the novel avian HEV strain, the capsid gene of four isolates from birds at four farms experiencing HRHS in different geographical regions were...
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