Hepatitis E virus genome in stools of hepatitis patients during large epidemic in north India.
Stool samples from patients affected during a large epidemic of hepatitis in north India were examined for the presence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genome by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. 6 of 10 samples studied were positive for the HEV genome, which suggest that HEV caused this large epidemic.
National Institute of Immunology, New Delhi, India.
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Ray
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Aggarwal
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Salunke
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Mehrotra
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Talwar
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Naik
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D005814:Genes, Viral / Q000235:genetics*; D006518:Hepatitis Viruses / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D006525:Hepatitis, Viral, Human / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000635:transmission; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014871:Water Microbiology
D012367:RNA, Viral