Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in China. Recently, a shift in molecular epidemiology from hepatitis E genotype 1 (HEV-1) to hepatitis E genotype 4 (HEV-4) has been observed in Northern China, marking a switch from human-to-human transmission to zoonosis. Ho...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2017-01-01
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Series: | Emerging Microbes and Infections |
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Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.107 |