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A surveillance study of hepatitis E virus infection in household cats.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Jul 2021
Capozza Paolo, Martella Vito, Lanave Gianvito, Beikpour Farzad, Di Profio Federica, Palombieri Andrea, Sarchese Vittorio, Marsilio Fulvio, La Rosa Giuseppina, Suffredini Elisabetta, Camero Michele, Buonavoglia Canio, Di Martino Barbara
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) typically causes self-limiting acute viral hepatitis, however chronic infection and extrahepatic manifestations have increasingly become a significant health problem. Domestic pigs and wild boars are the main reservoirs of HEV genotype 3 and genotype 4 for human infections in industrialized countries, although molecular and serological evidence suggest that several additional animal...
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