Genotype Distribution and Sequence Variation of Hepatitis E Virus, Hong Kong |
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| Authors: | Wai-Yip Lam Rickjason CW Chan Joseph JY Sung and Paul KS Chan |
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| Institution: | The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People’s Republic of China |
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| Abstract: | Most acute cases of infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) in Hong Kong were autochthonous, sporadic, and occurred in older adults. All except 1 isolate belonged to genotype 4; most were phylogenetically related to swine isolates. The epidemiology is similar to that in industrialized countries, where zoonosis is the major source of HEV infection in humans. |
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| Keywords: | Zoonoses viruses hepatitis E virus HEV epidemiology genotype Hong Kong China dispatch |
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