Epidemiological study of hepatitis E virus infection of dogs and cats in Japan

Veterinary Record

Volumn 159, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 853-854

  Mochizuki, M ^a   Ouchi, A ^a   Kawakami, K ^a   Ishida, T ^b   Li, T C ^c   Takeda, N ^c   Ikeda, H ^d   Tsunemitsu, H ^d  

^a Kyoritsu Seiyaku Corporation   (Japan)

^b Tokyo Jonan Regional Veterinary Medicine Promotional Association   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILUTION; DOG DISEASE; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL DENSITY; RESERVOIR; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS LIKE AGENT;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DNA, VIRAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; JAPAN; MALE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 33846139952     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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