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Chirohepevirus from Bats: Insights into Hepatitis E Virus Diversity and Evolution
27 Apr 2022
Abstract excerpt
Homologs of the human hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been identified in more than a dozen animal species. Some of them have been evidenced to cross species barriers and infect humans. Zoonotic HEV infections cause chronic liver diseases as well as a broad range of extrahepatic manifestations, which increasingly become significant clinical problems. Bats comprise approximately one-fifth of all named mammal species...
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