| Literature DB >> 19446859 |
Masaaki Kitajima1, Koichi Matsubara, Sethy Sour, Eiji Haramoto, Hiroyuki Katayama, Shinichiro Ohgaki.
Abstract
To identify and describe hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains in aquatic environments in Cambodia, we collected two river-water samples from upstream and downstream sites along the Siem Reap River and examined them for HEV using a virus concentration method followed by TaqMan reverse transcription PCR and genetic analysis of the PCR product. Genotype 3 HEV strain was detected from the river-water sample collected from the river downstream, indicating that genotype 3 HEV strains are circulating in this region. To our knowledge, this is the first report demonstrating HEV contamination in aquatic environments in Cambodia.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19446859 DOI： 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.04.004
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg ISSN： 0035-9203 Impact factor: 2.184