Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4 Outbreak,Italy, 2011 |
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| Authors: | Anna R. Garbuglia Paola Scognamiglio Nicola Petrosillo Claudio Maria Mastroianni Pasquale Sordillo Daniele Gentile Patrizia La Scala Enrico Girardi Maria R. Capobianchi |
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| Affiliation: | Lazzaro Spallanzani National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Rome, Italy (A.R. Garbuglia, P. Scognamiglio, N. Petrosillo, P. La Scala, E. Girardi, M.R. Capobianchi);;Sapienza University, Rome (C.M. Mastroianni);;Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Latina, Italy (C.M. Mastroianni);;Tor Vergata University Polyclinic, Rome (P. Sordillo);;and Local Health Unit ASL Roma H, Rome (D. Gentile) |
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| Abstract: | ![]()
During 2011, 5 persons in the area of Lazio, Italy were infected with a monophyletic strain of hepatitis E virus that showed high sequence homology with isolates from swine in China. Detection of this genotype in Italy parallels findings in other countries in Europe, signaling the possible spread of strains new to Western countries. |
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| Keywords: | Hepatitis E virus outbreak zoonosis genotype Italy viruses outbreak hepatitis HEV RNA PCR |
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