Long-term shedding of hepatitis E virus
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Yuta Kanai; Muneo Tsujikawa; Mikihiro Yunoki; Shoko Nishiyama; Kazuyoshi Ikuta;
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Pigs are presumed reservoirs for hepatitis E virus (HEV) transmission to humans. To examine infection kinetics, two litters of domestic pigs (A and B, each containing 10 piglets) infected naturally with HEV were studied until pigs were 6 months old. Maternal IgG and IgA antibodies were