Detection and molecular characterisation of swine Hepatitis E virus in Brescia province, Italy

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important public health concern in many developing countries and it occurs in sporadic forms in industrialized areas. With the discovery of swine HEV in pigs, which is genetically closely related to human HEV, hepatitis E is considered to be a zoonotic disease. To inves...

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Main Authors: Enrico Pavoni, Ilaria Barbieri, Barbara Bertasi, Guerino Lombardi, Paolo Cordioli, Marina Nadia Losio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2015-05-01
Series:Italian Journal of Food Safety
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Online Access:http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/4587