title: Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in humans and Swine, Bolivia.
abstract: We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in persons in 2 rural communities in southeastern Bolivia and the presence of HEV in human and swine fecal samples. HEV seroprevalence was 6.3%, and HEV genotype 3 strains with high sequence homology were detected.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia Animale, Università degli Studi di Pisa, Pisa, Italy. mcdellamico@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Chiara
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Dell'Amico
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cavallo
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gonzales
authors.forename: Sara Irene
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bonelli
authors.forename: Ybar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Valda
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pieri
authors.forename: Higinio
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Segund
authors.forename: Ramón
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ibañez
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mantella
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bartalesi
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Tolari
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartoloni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D012424:Rural Population; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral