Excretion of hepatitis E virus by pigs of different ages and its presence in slurry stores in the United Kingdom

Veterinary Record

Volumn 163, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 261-265

  McCreary, C ^a   Martelli, F ^b   Grierson, S ^c   Ostanello, F ^b   Nevel, A ^a   Banks, M ^c  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 52149102463     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.163.9.261     Document Type: Article

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