Prevalence of swine Hepatitis E virus in Europe and its role as emerging zoonosis and food-borne pathogen
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for enterically-transmitted acute hepatitis, a selflimiting disease in humans occurring via fecal-oral route. Hepatitis E virus is classified in the Hepeviridae family and consists of at least four genotypes. Genotypes 1 and 2 are restricted to humans and assoc...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-06-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Food Safety |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/ijfs/article/view/945 |