Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus in pigs, wild boars, roe deer, red deer and moose in Lithuania

Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus in pigs, wild boars, roe deer, red deer and moose in Lithuania

Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the major causes of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. In Europe, food-borne zoonotic transmission of HEV genotype 3 has been associated with domestic pigs and wild boar. Controversial data are available on the circulation of the virus in animals t...

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Main Authors: Ugne Spancerniene, Juozas Grigas, Jurate Buitkuviene, Judita Zymantiene, Vida Juozaitiene, Milda Stankeviciute, Dainius Razukevicius, Dainius Zienius, Arunas Stankevicius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-02-01
Series:Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica
Subjects:
Moose
ORF2
Phylogenetic analysis
Pig
Red deer
Roe deer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13028-018-0367-7

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