title: Detection and molecular characterization of sporadic cases of acute human hepatitis E virus infection in Uruguay.
abstract: In developing countries, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a public-health concern because it causes epidemics and waterborne outbreaks. In South America, few HEV strains have been characterized at the molecular level. We report the detection and molecular analysis of the first set of sporadic cases of autochthonous human genotype 3 HEV infection in Uruguay.
authors.affiliation: Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mirazo
authors.forename: Natalia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ramos
authors.forename: José C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Russi
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gagliano
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arbiza
mesh_terms: D005814:Genes, Viral; D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D010802:Phylogeny; D012307:Risk Factors; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology