Hepatitis E virus genotype 3f in pigs in New Caledonia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 496-499

  Kaba, M ^a,b   Davoust, B ^a,c   Cabre, O ^d   Colson, P ^a,b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Régionale du Service de Santé des Armées de Toulon   (France)

^d Direction Interarmees du Service de Santee des Forces Armees en Nouvelle Caledonie   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis E virus; New Caledonia; Oceania; Pigs; Zoonosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MALE; NEW CALEDONIA; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MALE; NEW CALEDONIA; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 82055172075     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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