Serological Evidence for a Hepatitis E Virus-Related Agent in Goats in the United States

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 538-545

  Sanford, B J ^a   Emerson, S U ^b   Purcell, R H ^b   Engle, R E ^b   Dryman, B A ^a   Cecere, T E ^a   Buechner Maxwell, V ^a   Sponenberg, D P ^a   Meng, X J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal reservoir; Experimental infection; Goat; Hepatitis E virus; Neutralizing antibodies; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CERVIDAE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS; SUIDAE;

NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL RESERVOIR; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DISEASE CARRIER; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; FECES; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ANIMAL RESERVOIR; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GOAT; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; DNA, VIRAL; FECES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887167395     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12001     Document Type: Article

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