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Serological and Molecular Survey of Hepatitis E Virus in Small Ruminants from Central Portugal.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Dec 2024
Santos-Silva Sérgio, Romalde Jesús L, Bento Jaqueline T, Cruz Andreia V S, López-López Pedro, Gonçalves Helena M R, Van der Poel Wim H M, Nascimento Maria S J, Rivero-Juarez António, Mesquita João R
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is currently recognized as an emerging problem and a growing concern for public health in developed countries, with HEV infections mainly attributable to foodborne transmission of HEV-3. The zoonotic HEV genotype 3 infects a wide range of mammalian hosts, with swine considered as the primary host. This study investigates the occurrence of HEV among small ruminants in Portugal. The primary...
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