Detection of hepatitis e virus in Italian pig herds

Veterinary Record

Volumn 161, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 422-423

  Caprioli, A ^a   Martelli, F ^a   Ostanello, F ^a   Di Bartolo, Ilaria ^b   Rucgeri, F M ^b   Del Chiaro, L ^c   Tolari, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 34948857956     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.12.422     Document Type: Article

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