Detection and genomic characterization of hepatitis E virus genotype 3 from pigs in Ghana, Africa.

Philip El-DuahDickson DeiTabea BingerAugustina SylverkenRobert WollnyWilliam TasiameSamuel OppongYaw Adu-SarkodieBenjamin EmikpeRaphael FolitseJan Felix DrexlerRichard PhillipsChristian DrostenVictor Max Corman

Published in: One health outlook (2020)

HEV genotype 3 is highly endemic in pigs in Ghana and likely poses a zoonotic risk to people exposed to pigs. HEV genotype 3 in Ghana shares a common origin with other virus strains from Sub-Saharan Africa.

Keyphrases

escherichia coli
copy number
loop mediated isothermal amplification