Hepatitis E Virus Variant in Farmed Mink, Denmark

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus for which pigs are the primary animal reservoir. To investigate whether HEV occurs in mink in Denmark, we screened feces and tissues from domestic and wild mink. Our finding of a novel HEV variant supports previous findings of HEV variants in a variety of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Krog, Jesper S., Breum, Solvej Ø., Jensen, Trine H., Larsen, Lars E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3840851/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24274600
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1912.130614
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Sumario:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus for which pigs are the primary animal reservoir. To investigate whether HEV occurs in mink in Denmark, we screened feces and tissues from domestic and wild mink. Our finding of a novel HEV variant supports previous findings of HEV variants in a variety of species.

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