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Molecular epidemiology and genotype-specific disease severity of hepatitis E virus infections in Germany, 2010-2019.
Emerging microbes & infections - 1 Dec 2022
Schemmerer Mathias, Wenzel Jürgen J, Stark Klaus, Faber Mirko
Abstract excerpt
Zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in Europe. Genotype 3 (HEV-3) is predominant but information on subtype distribution, trends and clinical implications in Germany is scarce. We analysed 936 HEV RNA positive samples of human origin and corresponding national surveillance data from 2010 to 2019. Samples were referred to the National Consultant Laboratory and sequenced in at least one of four genomic...
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