High sensitivity of domestic pigs to intravenous infection with HEV

Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one major cause of acute clinical hepatitis among humans throughout the world. In industrialized countries an increasing number of autochthonous HEV infections have been identified over the last years triggered by food borne as well as – to a much lower...

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Main Authors: Lisa Dähnert, Martin Eiden, Josephine Schlosser, Christine Fast, Charlotte Schröder, Elke Lange, Albrecht Gröner, Wolfram Schäfer, Martin H. Groschup
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
HEV
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1713-8