| epidemiological study of hepatitis e virus infection in the general population of okinawa, kyushu, japan. | the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis e virus (hev) infection in the general population of japan by determining presence of the antibody to hev (anti-hev). | 2008 | 19120876 |
| detection and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis e viruses from mongooses in okinawa, japan. | hepatitis e virus (hev) infection has previously been reported in wild mongooses on okinawa island; to date however, only one hev rna sequence has been identified in a mongoose. hence, this study was performed to detect hev rna in 209 wild mongooses on okinawa island. six (2.9%) samples tested positive for hev rna. phylogenetic analysis revealed that 6 hev rnas belonged to genotype 3 and were classified into groups a and b. in group b, mongoose-derived hev sequences were very similar to mongoose ... | 2012 | 22850461 |
| serologic evidence for hepatitis e virus infection in mongoose. | although pig and wild boar are considered to be the reservoirs of hepatitis e virus (hev) in japan, the spread of hev to other animals is unknown. serum samples from 84 mongooses (small asian mongoose; herpestes javanicus) collected in okinawa, japan were examined for antibodies to hev by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and rna was analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. seven (8.3%) of 84 mongooses were positive for igg antibodies to hev, and the antibody-positive rate in ... | 2006 | 16687706 |