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Partial sequence analysis of indigenous hepatitis E virus isolated in the United Kingdom
Author(s) -
Wang Youchun,
Levine David F.,
Bendall Richard P.,
Teo ChongGee,
Harrison Tim J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of medical virology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 121
eISSN - 1096-9071
pISSN - 0146-6615
DOI - 10.1002/jmv.2094
Subject(s) - hepatitis e virus , virology , virus , kingdom , sequence (biology) , indigenous , biology , genotype , genetics , gene , paleontology , ecology
The first nucleotide sequences of hepatitis E virus (HEV) acquired in the United Kingdom are described. The sequences are novel and are related most closely to HEV isolated from Greece (Greece 2 strain), consistent with their having been derived from an indigenous European virus. HEV was assumed until recently to be rare in the United Kingdom and other industrialised countries and, consequently, hepatitis E may be under‐diagnosed in industrialised countries. J. Med. Virol. 65:706–709, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.