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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bouquet J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3311115 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Emerging infectious diseases 20111101 11
Frequent zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been suspected, but data supporting the animal origin of autochthonous cases are still sparse. We assessed the genetic identity of HEV strains found in humans and swine during an 18-month period in France. HEV sequences identified in patients with autochthonous hepatitis E infection (n = 106) were compared with sequences amplified from swine livers collected in slaughterhouses (n = 43). Phylogenetic analysis showed the same proportion ...[more]