Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection

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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Main Authors: Siddharth Sridhar, Simon KF Lo, Fanfan Xing, Jin Yang, Haiyan Ye, Jasper FW Chan, Jade LL Teng, Chuan Huang, Cyril CY Yip, Susanna KP Lau, Patrick CY Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Emerging Microbes and Infections
Subjects:
China
hepatitis E
molecular epidemiology
non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1038/emi.2017.107

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