Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in an Indigenous North American Population

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections are thought to be uncommon in North America. Recently, HEV transmission has been reported following the consumption of deer meat. Because deer are closely related to caribou and caribou meat is a staple of the Canadian Inuit and the American Eskimo diet...

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Main Authors: GY Minuk, A Sun, DF Sun, J Uhanova, LE Nicolle, B Larke, A Giulivi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/289059
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