Abstract

Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, Denmark, 2012

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  • Genotyping was conducted by amplifying 804 bp of open reading frame 2

  • Months and years of sample collection are indicated after the sequence names

  • The only link was the date of sample collection

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Introduction

Genotyping was conducted by amplifying 804 bp of open reading frame 2. Of the 3 patients from Denmark, the HEV4 sequence from 1 patient (March 2012) resembled the sequence from Italy, and these 2 strains grouped together with strains from humans and other animals from China (Figure). This patient reported having traveled to China; zoonotic infection acquired while abroad is suggested. The other 2 patients from Denmark (June 2012) reported no travel history, and the viruses detected in these patients

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