Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia

Maria Chiara Dell'Amico,Annalisa Cavallo,José-Luis Gonzales,Sara Irene Bonelli,Ybar Valda,Angela Pieri,Higinio Segundo,Ramón Ibáñez,Antonia Mantella,Filippo Bartalesi,Francesco Tolari,Alessandro Bartoloni

Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia

2011

Maria Chiara Dell'Amico
Annalisa Cavallo
José-Luis Gonzales
Sara Irene Bonelli
Ybar Valda
Angela Pieri
Higinio Segundo
Ramón Ibáñez
Antonia Mantella
Filippo Bartalesi
Francesco Tolari
Alessandro Bartoloni

We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in persons in 2 rural communities in southeastern Bolivia and the presence of HEV in human and swine fecal samples. HEV seroprevalence was 6.3%, and HEV genotype 3 strains with high sequence homology were detected.

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Immunology
Hepatitis E
Virology
Hepatitis E virus genotype
Seroprevalence
Feces
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Real-time polymerase chain reaction
Biology
Genotype
Hepatitis E virus
rural population
Sequence homology

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