Is hepatitis E virus an emerging problem in industrialized countries?
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Hepatitis E Virus Epidemiology in Industrialized Countries
To determine the prevalence of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in industrialized nations, we analyzed the excretion of HEV strains by the populations of Spain, France, Greece, Sweden, and the United States. Twenty of 46 (43.5%) urban sewage samples collected in Barcelona from 1994 to 2002 tested positive for HEV. We identified 15 HEV strains, which were similar to two HEV isolates previously described ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1002/hep.27990