Hepatitis E virus is prevalent in the pig population of Lao People's Democratic Republic and evidence exists for homogeneity with Chinese Genotype 4 human isolates

• Main Authors: James V. Conlan, Richard G. Jarman, Khamphouth Vongxay, Piyawan Chinnawirotpisan, Melanie C. Melendrez, Stanley Fenwick, R. C.Andrew Thompson, Stuart D. Blacksell
• Other Authors: Murdoch University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Immunology and Microbiology; Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/11292
• Institution: Mahidol University

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and genotypic range of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the pig population of northern Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). We collected 181 faecal samples from indigenous-breed pigs ≤6 months of age and the faeces was stored in RNA stabi...