Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 1 Cases Imported to Portugal from India, 2016

Hepatitis E in industrialized countries is mainly associated with genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) and normally causes a sporadic self-limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals. Unlike genotype 3, genotypes 1 and 2 circulate in developing countries, produce severe disease and occur in the ep...

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Main Authors: João R. Mesquita, Madalena Almeida-Santos, Maria Fernandes, Fernando Maltez, Sara Lino, Liliana Alves, Joana Abreu-Silva, Ricardo M.S. Oliveira, Martin D. Curran, Maria S.J. Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S166526811930167X