Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia

Dell’Amico, Maria Chiara; Cavallo, Annalisa; Gonzales, José Luis; Bonelli, Sara Irene; Valda, Ybar; Pieri, Angela; Segundo, Higinio; Ibañez, Ramón; Mantella, Antonia; Bartalesi, Filippo; Tolari, Francesco; Bartoloni, Alessandro

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Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia

Published Date:

Aug 2011

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Emerg Infect Dis. 17(8):1488-1490.

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Dell’Amico, Maria Chiara ; Cavallo, Annalisa ; Gonzales, José Luis ; Bonelli, Sara Irene ; Valda, Ybar ; ... More ▼

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We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in persons in 2 rural communities in southeastern Bolivia and the presence of HEV in human and swine fecal samples. HEV seroprevalence was 6.3%, and HEV genotype 3 strains with high sequence homology were detected.

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