Pet veterinarians have no increased risk of hepatitis E compared to the general population

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 954-956

  Mesquita, J R ^a,b,c   Valente Gomes, G ^a   Conceicao Neto N ^a   Nascimento, M S J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OF VISEU   (Portugal)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO EM BIODIVERSIDADE E RECURSOS GENÉTICOS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Hepatitis E virus; Zoonotic, pet

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONHUMAN; POPULATION; RESERVOIR; SEROPREVALENCE; VETERINARIAN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; BLOOD; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PET ANIMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; VETERINARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897959868     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.23927     Document Type: Article

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