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

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May 2009
By Lam, Wai-Yip ; Chan, Rickjason C.W. ; Sung, Joseph J.Y. ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Lam, Wai-Yip ; Chan, Rickjason C.W. ; Sung, Joseph J.Y. ; Chan, Paul K.S.
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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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 And Over Dispatch Female Genetic Variation Genotype Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Virus Humans Male Middle Aged Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Prevalence Sequence Analysis, DNA Young Adult
Source:

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

Journal Article
Place as Subject:

Hong Kong
Location:

Asia
Volume:

15
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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