Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011

Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011

During 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of...

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Main Authors: Anna R. Garbuglia, Paola Scognamiglio, Nicola Petrosillo, Claudio Maria Mastroianni, Pasquale Sordillo, Daniele Gentile, Patrizia La Scala, Enrico Girardi, Maria R. Capobianchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
viruse
outbreak
zoonosis
genotype
Italy
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0983_article
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spelling doaj-8f83674a010842a8959dc6fefce1c52c2020-11-25T02:25:50ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-01-0119111011410.3201/eid1901.120983Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011Anna R. GarbugliaPaola ScognamiglioNicola PetrosilloClaudio Maria MastroianniPasquale SordilloDaniele GentilePatrizia La ScalaEnrico GirardiMaria R. CapobianchiDuring 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of strains new to Western countries.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0983_articleHepatitis E virusviruseoutbreakzoonosisgenotypeItaly
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author Anna R. Garbuglia
Paola Scognamiglio
Nicola Petrosillo
Claudio Maria Mastroianni
Pasquale Sordillo
Daniele Gentile
Patrizia La Scala
Enrico Girardi
Maria R. Capobianchi
spellingShingle Anna R. Garbuglia
Paola Scognamiglio
Nicola Petrosillo
Claudio Maria Mastroianni
Pasquale Sordillo
Daniele Gentile
Patrizia La Scala
Enrico Girardi
Maria R. Capobianchi
Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Hepatitis E virus
viruse
outbreak
zoonosis
genotype
Italy
author_facet Anna R. Garbuglia
Paola Scognamiglio
Nicola Petrosillo
Claudio Maria Mastroianni
Pasquale Sordillo
Daniele Gentile
Patrizia La Scala
Enrico Girardi
Maria R. Capobianchi
author_sort Anna R. Garbuglia
title Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
title_short Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
title_full Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
title_fullStr Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
title_full_unstemmed Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
title_sort hepatitis e virus genotype 4 outbreak, italy, 2011
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2013-01-01
description During 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of strains new to Western countries.
topic Hepatitis E virus
viruse
outbreak
zoonosis
genotype
Italy
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/1/12-0983_article
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