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First Isolation of Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 in Europe through Swine Surveillance in the Netherlands and Belgium

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 3 and 4 are a cause of human hepatitis and swine are considered the main reservoir. To study the HEV prevalence and characterize circulating HEV strains, fecal samples from swine in the Netherlands and Belgium were tested by RT-PCR. HEV prevalence in swine was 7–15%...

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Main Authors: Hakze-van der Honing, Renate W., van Coillie, Els, Antonis, Adriaan F. G., van der Poel, Wim H. M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3148228/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21829641
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0022673
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