Sero-molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in pigs and human contacts in Ghana

• Main Authors: Richmond Yeboah (Author), Augustina Angelina Sylverken (Author), Michael Owusu (Author), Philip El-Duah (Author), Vitus Burimuah (Author), Yaw Frimpong (Author), Jones Lamptey (Author), Isabella Eckerle (Author), Benjamin Meyer (Author), Christopher Antwi (Author), Olivia Agbenyaga (Author), Raphael Folitse (Author), Benjamin Emikpe (Author), Samuel Kingsley Oppong (Author), Yaw Adu-Sarkodie (Author), Christian Drosten (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is among the leading causes of viral hepatitis in most developing countries. Zoonotic acquisition of HEV genotype 3 from swine has come into focus more recently. Available studies on HEV in Ghana and other countries in the region do not provide enough info...