Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, Nanjing, China, 2001–2011

During 2001–2011, hepatitis E virus (HEV) was found in the blood of patients in Nanjing, China. All HEV-positive patients had virus genotype 4; subgenotype 4a was predominant. The effective population of HEV in Nanjing increased in ≈1980 and continued until ≈2003 when it plateaued.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dai, Xing, Dong, Chen, Zhou, Zhenxian, Liang, Jiuhong, Dong, Min, Yang, Yan, Fu, Jianguang, Tian, Hua, Wang, Song, Fan, Jie, Meng, Jihong, Purdy, Michael A.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810912/