Genotype distribution and sequence variation of hepatitis E virus, Hong Kong

Emerg Infect Dis. 2009 May;15(5):792-4. doi: 10.3201/eid1505.081579.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genotype
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis E / virology
  • Hepatitis E virus / classification*
  • Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
  • Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification
  • Hong Kong / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phylogeny
  • Prevalence
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA
  • Young Adult

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