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Detection of subtypes (3a, 4a and 4d) and high prevalence of hepatitis E virus in Korean wild boar.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Jan 2020
Choe SeEun, Song Sok, Park Gyu-Nam, Shin Jihye, Kim Ki-Sun, Cha Ra Mi, Hyun Bang-Hun, Park Bong-Kyun, An Dong-Jun
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is known to have 4 genotypes but only one serotype. Genotype 1 and 2 infect humans only and genotype 3 and 4 infect humans, pigs and other animal species. Pig and wild boar are also known as reservoirs of HEV infection. Of the 2736 wild boars captured from 2011 to 2016 to investigate the HEV prevalence among Korean wild boars, 1041 serum samples were high seropositive (38.1%; 95% CI:...
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