Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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English
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United States: U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
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During 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of strains new to Western countries.
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Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak, Italy, 2011
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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8f83674a010842a8959dc6fefce1c52c
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_8f83674a010842a8959dc6fefce1c52c
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1080-6040
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1080-6059
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10.3201/eid1901.120983
