Naturally occurring animal models of human hepatitis E virus infection

ILAR Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 187-199

  Yugo, Danielle M ^a   Cossaboom, Caitlin M ^a   Meng, Xiang Jin ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MARYLAND REGIONAL COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal models; Chicken; Cross species infection; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis E virus (HEV); Rabbit; Swine

Indexed keywords

VIRUS VACCINE;

ANIMAL; CHICKEN; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; FERRET; GENETICS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; PIG; POULTRY DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RABBIT; RAT; RESEARCH; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE DISEASES; TRENDS; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FERRETS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYLOGENY; POULTRY DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; RATS; RESEARCH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; VIRAL VACCINES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84902436179     PISSN: 10842020     EISSN: 19306180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilu007     Document Type: Article

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