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Characterization of a Strain of Infectious Hepatitis E Virus Isolated from Sewage in an Area where Hepatitis E Is Not Endemic
1 Nov 1998
Abstract excerpt
Raw sewage samples from an area where hepatitis E is not endemic (Barcelona, Spain) were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-PCR followed by nested PCR. One of the 37 tested samples showed a positive result for hepatitis E virus (HEV). The detected strain was amplified by inoculation into rhesus monkeys, and the course of the infection was studied by analyzing serological and biochemical parameters and by...
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