Detection and molecular characterization of sporadic cases of acute human hepatitis E virus infection in Uruguay

Archives of Virology

Volumn 156, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1451-1454

  Mirazo, Santiago ^a   Ramos, Natalia ^a   Russi, José C ^b   Gagliano, Gustavo ^c   Arbiza, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b British Hospital Montevideo   (Uruguay)

^c Departamento de Vigilancia en Salud   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Genotype 3; Hepatitis E; sporadic cases; Uruguay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTOR; URUGUAY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

GENES, VIRAL; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; PHYLOGENY; RISK FACTORS; URUGUAY;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 79960891549     PISSN: 03048608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-011-0991-2     Document Type: Article

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