Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, Nanjing, China, 2001–2011

Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, Nanjing, China, 2001–2011

During 2001–2011, hepatitis E virus (HEV) was found in the blood of patients in Nanjing, China. All HEV-positive patients had virus genotype 4; subgenotype 4a was predominant. The effective population of HEV in Nanjing increased in ≈1980 and continued until ≈2003 when it plateaued.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Xing Dai, Chen Dong, Zhenxian Zhou, Jiuhong Liang, Min Dong, Yan Yang, Jianguang Fu, Hua Tian, Song Wang, Jie Fan, Jihong Meng, Michael A. Purdy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
viruses
hepatitis E
acute infection
evolution
genotype 4
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0013_article

Internet

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/9/13-0013_article

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