| Literature DB >> 20628771 |
Kamol Suwannakarn1, Chitima Tongmee, Apiradee Theamboonlers, Piyawat Komolmit, Yong Poovorawan.
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This report describes a study that provides evidence of HEV transmission from pigs to humans in Thailand by applying molecular genetics analysis. It was found that viruses recovered from Thai patients are closely related to genotype 3 and swine hepatitis E virus in Thailand. Based on analysis of a 302-base-pair ORF2 fragment, the strains investigated belong to subgroup 3e and are closely related to European strains. Based on the results obtained, swine are suspected to be a source of HEV transmission to humans in Thailand.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20628771 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-010-0751-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Virol ISSN: 0304-8608 Impact factor: 2.574