Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia

We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in persons in 2 rural communities in southeastern Bolivia and the presence of HEV in human and swine fecal samples. HEV seroprevalence was 6.3%, and HEV genotype 3 strains with high sequence homology were detected.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dell’Amico, Maria Chiara, Cavallo, Annalisa, Gonzales, José Luis, Bonelli, Sara Irene, Valda, Ybar, Pieri, Angela, Segundo, Higinio, Ibañez, Ramón, Mantella, Antonia, Bartalesi, Filippo, Tolari, Francesco, Bartoloni, Alessandro
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801630
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.100769

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3381554/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21801630
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.100769

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