Detection of hepatitis E virus of genotype 3 in a farm pig in Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 154-157

  Kaba, Mamadou ^a,b   Colson, Philippe ^a,b   Musongela, Jean Pierre ^c   Tshilolo, Léon ^d   Davoust, Bernard ^a,e  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b Pôle des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Clinique et Biologique   (France)

^c Division Provinciale de la Santé Publique   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^d Centre Hospitalier Monkole   (Congo)

^e Direction Regionale du Service de Sante des Armees de Toulon   (France)

Author keywords

Africa; Democratic Republic of Congo; Hepatitis E virus; Kinshasa; Pig; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SWINE; VIRUS DETECTION; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SUS SCROFA; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 72449182601     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2009.09.011     Document Type: Article

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