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Isolation and Genome Sequencing of Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 Imported from India to Japan.
Japanese journal of infectious diseases - 22 Nov 2022
Kobayashi Sakura, Mori Ai, Sugiyama Ryuichi, Li Tian-Cheng, Fujii Yoshiki, Yato Keigo, Matsuda Mami, Shiota Tomoyuki, Katsumata Masaya, Iwamoto Tomotada, Muramatsu Masamichi, Suzuki Ryosuke
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of viral hepatitis E. In Japan, HEV genotype 3 (G3) and G4 are predominantly detected, while G1, mainly imported from countries in continental Asia, is rare. In the present study, we detected a G1 HEV strain in a patient who visited Japan from India. When PLC/PRF/5 cells (subclone 4-21) were inoculated with a stool suspension from this patient, accumulation of HEV...
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