Acute hepatitis associated with autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection--San Antonio, Texas, 2009.
case_series · Level IV
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Abstract
Locally acquired hepatitis E infection is increasingly being observed in industrialized countries. We report 2 cases of autochthonous acute hepatitis E in the United States. Hepatitis E virus genotype 3a related to US-2 and swine hepatitis E virus strains was isolated from one of the patients, indicating potential food-borne or zoonotic transmission.
Medical subject headings
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E virus
- Swine Diseases