Hepatitis E as a zoonotic disease

Viral Hepatitis

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 611-623

  Meng, Xiang Jin ^a  

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

Author keywords

Food and environmental safety; Genomic organization; Infection in pig farms; Serological evidence; Swine hepatitis E virus (SWINE HEV)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889764284     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470987131.ch40     Document Type: Chapter

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