Detection by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Genetic Characterization of Field Isolates of Swine Hepatitis E Virus from Pigs in Different Geographic Regions of the United States

F. Huang, F.; Haqshenas, Gholamreza; K. Guenette, D.; G. Halbur, Patrick; K. Schommer, Susan; William Pierson, F.; E. Toth, T.; Meng, Xiang‐Jin

doi:10.1128/jcm.40.4.1326-1332.2002

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Detection by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Genetic Characterization of Field Isolates of Swine Hepatitis E Virus from Pigs in Different Geographic Regions of the United States

Published in Journal of Clinical Microbiology • Apr 1, 2002

Authors:

F. F. Huang

Gholamreza Haqshenas

D. K. Guenette

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important public health concern in many developing countries. HEV is also endemic in some industrialized counties, including the United States. With our recent discovery of swine HEV in pigs that is genetically closely related to human HEV, hepatitis E is now considered...

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Virology

Biology

Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

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