Increasing Contact with Hepatitis E Virus in Red Deer, Spain

To describe the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in red deer in mainland Spain, we tested red deer for HEV RNA and antibodies. Overall, 10.4% and 13.6% of serum samples were positive by ELISA and reverse transcription–PCR, respectively. The increasing prevalence suggests a potential risk for...

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Autores principales: Boadella, Mariana, Casas, Maribel, Martín, Marga, Vicente, Joaquín, Segalés, Joaquim, de la Fuente, José, Gortázar, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3294580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21122241
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.100557
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author Boadella, Mariana
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description To describe the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in red deer in mainland Spain, we tested red deer for HEV RNA and antibodies. Overall, 10.4% and 13.6% of serum samples were positive by ELISA and reverse transcription–PCR, respectively. The increasing prevalence suggests a potential risk for humans.
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spelling pubmed-32945802012-03-08 Increasing Contact with Hepatitis E Virus in Red Deer, Spain Boadella, Mariana Casas, Maribel Martín, Marga Vicente, Joaquín Segalés, Joaquim de la Fuente, José Gortázar, Christian Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch To describe the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in red deer in mainland Spain, we tested red deer for HEV RNA and antibodies. Overall, 10.4% and 13.6% of serum samples were positive by ELISA and reverse transcription–PCR, respectively. The increasing prevalence suggests a potential risk for humans. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-12 /pmc/articles/PMC3294580/ /pubmed/21122241 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1612.100557 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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