Detection of Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies in Dogs in the United Kingdom.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 are zoonotic pathogens, with pigs predominantly implicated in disease transmission. The rapid rise in human cases in developed countries over the past decade indicates a change in epidemiology of HEV, and it has been suggested that additional animal species...

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Main Authors: Aoife McElroy, Rintaro Hiraide, Nick Bexfield, Hamid Jalal, Joe Brownlie, Ian Goodfellow, Sarah L Caddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4468057?pdf=render