Human and Porcine Hepatitis E Virus Strains, United Kingdom

Human and Porcine Hepatitis E Virus Strains, United Kingdom

We describe a case of acquired infection of a strain of hepatitis E virus (HEV)with a 100% amino acid identity to the analogous region in strains of HEV circulating in a United Kingdom pig herd. This case further supports the theory that autochthonous HEV infection in industrialized countries is zoo...

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Main Authors: Malcolm Banks, Richard Bendall, Sylvia Grierson, Graham Heath, Jonathon Mitchell, Harry R. Dalton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004-05-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E
Zoonosis
Case history
Phylogenetics
United Kingdom
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0908_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/10/5/03-0908_article

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