Avian Hepatitis E Virus in Chickens, Taiwan, 2013

A previously unidentified strain of avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is now endemic among chickens in Taiwan. Analysis showed that the virus is 81.5%–86.5% similar to other aHEVs. In Taiwan, aHEV infection has been reported in chickens without aHEV exposure, suggesting transmission from asymptomatic c...

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Autores principales: Hsu, Ingrid W.-Y., Tsai, Hsiang-Jung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884734/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24378180
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131224
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description A previously unidentified strain of avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is now endemic among chickens in Taiwan. Analysis showed that the virus is 81.5%–86.5% similar to other aHEVs. In Taiwan, aHEV infection has been reported in chickens without aHEV exposure, suggesting transmission from asymptomatic cases or repeated introduction through an unknown common source(s).
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spelling pubmed-38847342014-01-08 Avian Hepatitis E Virus in Chickens, Taiwan, 2013 Hsu, Ingrid W.-Y. Tsai, Hsiang-Jung Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch A previously unidentified strain of avian hepatitis E virus (aHEV) is now endemic among chickens in Taiwan. Analysis showed that the virus is 81.5%–86.5% similar to other aHEVs. In Taiwan, aHEV infection has been reported in chickens without aHEV exposure, suggesting transmission from asymptomatic cases or repeated introduction through an unknown common source(s). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3884734/ /pubmed/24378180 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2001.131224 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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title_full_unstemmed Avian Hepatitis E Virus in Chickens, Taiwan, 2013
title_short Avian Hepatitis E Virus in Chickens, Taiwan, 2013
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3884734/
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