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Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection in captive white-collared peccaries (Pecari tajacu) from Uruguay.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 May 2021
Ferreiro Irene, Herrera María Laura, González Ignacio, Cancela Florencia, Leizagoyen Carmen, Loureiro Matías, Arellano Hugo, Echaides César, Bon Brenda, Castro Gustavo, Arbiza Juan, Mirazo Santiago
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a major cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. Clinical presentation of hepatitis E mainly occurs as an acute and self-limited disease, though chronic cases are now being commonly reported in immunocompromised individuals. In high-income developed areas and non-endemic regions, HEV is mainly transmitted by the zoonotic route through direct contact with infected animals or by...
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