Article
Identification and genetic characterization of bovine hepacivirus in China: A large scale epidemiological study.
Virologica Sinica - 1 Apr 2022
Lu Gang, Chen Chaoxi, Shao Ran, Zhang Juan, Li Jinghao, Cai Siqi, Zhong Lintao, Lai Zhiying, Ou Jiajun, Yin Xin, Zhang Guihong, Li Shoujun
Abstract excerpt
Bovine hepacivirus (BovHepV) is a novel virus that was recently discovered in Ghana and Germany in 2015. Until now, this virus has been identified in cattle population worldwide and is classified into subtypes A-G. To fully understand the epidemic situation and genetic characteristic of BovHepV in China, a total of 612 cattle serum samples were collected from 20 farms in seven provinces and municipality in China...
Topics
- 5' Untranslated Regions
- Animals
- Cattle
- China
- Epidemiologic Studies
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Nucleotides
- Phylogeny
