Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries

Meng, Xiang‐Jin; M. Wiseman, Barry; Elvinger, François; K. Guenette, D.; E. Toth, T.; E. Engle, Ronald; U. Emerson, Suzanne; H. Purcell, Robert

doi:10.1128/jcm.40.1.117-122.2002

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Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Jan 1, 2002

Authors:

Xiang‐Jin Meng

Barry M. Wiseman

François Elvinger

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in many developing and some industrialized countries. It has been hypothesized that animals may be the source of infection. The recent identification of swine HEV in U.S. pigs and the demonstration of its ability to infect across species have lent credence to this ...

Subject

Hepatitis E virus

Antigen

Virology

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