Molecular Characterization of Animal Strains of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV): Avian HEV and Swine HEV

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is an important public health concern in many developing countries. It mainly infects young adults and has a mortality of up to 25% in pregnant women. Although hepatitis E is only sporadic in industrialized countries including the United S...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Huang, Fang-Fang
Other Authors: Veterinary Medical Sciences
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
Subjects:
HEV
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/29893
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12032004-160735/