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Increasing Contact with Hepatitis E Virus in Red Deer, Spain

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EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages 1994-1996

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid1612.100557

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  1. FISCAM [PI-2007/56]
  2. [AGL2008-03875]

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To describe the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in red deer in mainland Spain we tested red deer for HEV RNA and antibodies Overall 10 4% and 13 6% of serum samples were positive by ELISA and reverse transcription PCR respectively The increasing prevalence suggests a potential risk for humans

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