Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 2011)
Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 in Humans and Swine, Bolivia
Abstract
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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