Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) infection in human and pigs in Sardinia, Italy

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 227-231

  Masia, G ^a   Orru G ^b,c   Liciardi, M ^c   Desogus, G ^d   Coppola, R C ^a   Murru, V ^a   Argiolas, M ^e  

^a Cittadella Universitaria ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Department of Cagliari   (Italy)

^d Territorial Department of Nephrology and Dialysis   (Italy)

^e BROTZU HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

HEV prevalence; Swine; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BILE; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SWINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSES;

ABATTOIRS; ADULT; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; ITALY; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWINE; ZOONOSES; MEDICAL LABORATORY PERSONNEL;

EID: 77953261301     PISSN: 11212233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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