Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 Diversity, France

We characterized 42 hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 strains from infected patients in France in 3 parts of the genome and sequenced the full-length HEV genotype 3f genome found in Europe. These strains are closely related to swine strains in Europe, which suggests zoonotic transmission of HEV in...

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Main Authors: Florence Legrand-Abravanel, Jean-Michel Mansuy, Martine Dubois, Nassim Kamar, Jean-Marie Peron, Lionel Rostaing, Jacques Izopet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009-01-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/1/08-0296_article