Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2011)

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 Ibañez,
  • Antonia Mantella,
  • Filippo Bartalesi,
  • Francesco Tolari,
  • Alessandro Bartoloni

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.100769
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 8
pp. 1488 – 1490

Abstract

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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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