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Epidemiology Update of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Uruguay: Subtyping, Environmental Surveillance and Zoonotic Transmission.
Viruses - 27 Sept 2023
Cancela Florencia, Icasuriaga Romina, Cuevas Santiago, Hergatacorzian Valentina, Olivera Mauricio, Panzera Yanina, Pérez Ruben, López Julieta, Borzacconi Liliana, González Elizabeth, Montaldo Natalia, Gaitán Melissa, López-Verges Sandra, Bortagaray Viviana, Victoria Matías, Colina Rodney, Arbiza Juan, Berois Mabel, Mirazo Santiago
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Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection is an emergent zoonotic disease of increasing concern in developed regions. HEV genotype 3 (HEV-3) is mainly transmitted through consumption of contaminated food in high-income countries and is classified into at least 13 subtypes (3a-3n), based on p-distance values from complete genomes. In Latin America, HEV epidemiology studies are very scant. Our group has previously detected...
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