Genotype Distribution and Sequence Variation of Hepatitis E Virus, Hong Kong

Lam, Wai-Yip; Chan, Rickjason C.W.; Sung, Joseph J.Y.; Chan, Paul K.S.

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Genotype Distribution and Sequence Variation of Hepatitis E Virus, Hong Kong

Published Date:

May 2009

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 15(5):792-794.

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Personal Authors:

Lam, Wai-Yip ; Chan, Rickjason C.W. ; Sung, Joseph J.Y. ; Chan, Paul K.S. ;

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Document Type:

Journal Article

Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Description:

Most acute cases of infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Hong Kong were autochthonous, sporadic, and occurred in older adults. All except 1 isolate belonged to genotype 4; most were phylogenetically related to swine isolates. The epidemiology is similar to that in industrialized countries, where zoonosis is the major source of HEV infection in humans.

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