Abstract
During 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of strains new to Western countries.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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China
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Genotype*
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Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis E / virology
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Hepatitis E virus / classification
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification
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Humans
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Italy / epidemiology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Molecular Typing
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Phylogeny
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Phylogeography
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RNA, Viral / classification
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RNA, Viral / genetics*
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RNA, Viral / isolation & purification