Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in Hong Kong

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1062-1068

  Tai, Amy L S ^a   Cheng, Peter K C ^a   Ip, S M ^a   Wong, Rebecca M C ^a   Lim, Wilina W L ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

^b Public Health Laboratory Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Genotype IV clusters; Hepatitis E; Molecular epidemiology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR GENETICS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66449112291     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.21497     Document Type: Article

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