Hepatitis E virus infection in central China reveals no evidence of cross-species transmission between human and swine in this area.

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen of which several species of animal were reported as reservoirs. Swine stands out as the major reservoir for HEV infection in humans, as suggested by the close genetic relationship of swine and human virus. Since 2000, Genotype 4 HEV has become the domin...

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Main Authors: Wen Zhang, Shixing Yang, Liping Ren, Quan Shen, Li Cui, Kezhang Fan, Fen Huang, Yanjun Kang, Tongling Shan, Jianzhong Wei, Haifeng Xiu, Yifang Lou, Junfeng Liu, Zhibiao Yang, Jianguo Zhu, Xiuguo Hua
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2785466?pdf=render