Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2012)

Putative Novel Genotype of Avian Hepatitis E Virus, Hungary, 2010

  • Krisztián Bányai,
  • Ádám György Tóth,
  • Éva Ivanics,
  • Róbert Glávits,
  • Katalin Szentpáli-Gavallér,
  • Ádám Dán

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1808.111669
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 18, no. 8
pp. 1365 – 1368

Abstract

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To explore the genetic diversity of avian hepatitis E virus strains, we characterized the near-complete genome of a strain detected in 2010 in Hungary, uncovering moderate genome sequence similarity with reference strains. Public health implications related to consumption of eggs or meat contaminated by avian hepatitis E virus, or to poultry handling, require thorough investigation.

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