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genotype distribution and sequence variation of hepatitis e virus, hong kong.

most acute cases of infection with hepatitis e virus (hev) in hong kong were autochthonous, sporadic, and occurred in older adults. all except 1 isolate belonged to genotype 4; most were phylogenetically related to swine isolates. the epidemiology is similar to that in industrialized countries, where zoonosis is the major source of hev infection in humans.