Detection and molecular characterization of sporadic cases of acute human hepatitis E virus infection in Uruguay

Santiago Mirazo; Natalia Ramos; José C Russi; Gustavo Gagliano; Juan Arbiza

doi:10.1007/s00705-011-0991-2

Detection and molecular characterization of sporadic cases of acute human hepatitis E virus infection in Uruguay

Arch Virol. 2011 Aug;156(8):1451-4. doi: 10.1007/s00705-011-0991-2. Epub 2011 Apr 5.

Authors

Santiago Mirazo¹, Natalia Ramos, José C Russi, Gustavo Gagliano, Juan Arbiza

Affiliation

¹ Sección Virología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Iguá 4225, 11400, Montevideo, Uruguay.

PMID: 21465084
DOI: 10.1007/s00705-011-0991-2

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.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Genes, Viral
Genotype
Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
Hepatitis E / virology*
Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
Humans
Phylogeny
Risk Factors
Uruguay / epidemiology