Epidemiological screening for hepatitis E virus in bile specimens from livestock in northwest China.
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SUBMITTER: Shao ZJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2650909 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Mar
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Epidemiological screening for hepatitis E virus in bile specimens from livestock in northwest China.
Shao Zhong-jun ZJ Li Jing-hua JH Zheng Ying-jie YJ Zhang Jing-xia JX Ma Yong-hong YH Ma Wen-tao WT Jiang Qing-wu QW Dang Rong-li RL
Journal of clinical microbiology 20081224 3
Hepatitis E has been hypothesized as a zoonosis. However, there is no definite conclusion about which animal species contribute to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in humans. In this study, HEV RNA was detected only in swine bile specimens and not in bile specimens collected from cattle, goats, or dogs. We postulate that swine are the main animal reservoir for HEV. ...[more]
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