The molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection

Virus Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 31-39

  Purdy, Michael A ^a   Khudyakov, Yury E ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotypes subtypes; Hepatitis E virus; Molecular epidemiology; Population dynamics; Transmission

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MAMMALIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 80053218339     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: 18727492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.04.030     Document Type: Review

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