Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 276-279 , March 2010

First report of a human autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection in Brazil

Received 10 September 2009 ,Revised 22 December 2009 ,Accepted 28 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.12.021

Journal of Clinical Virology
Volume 47, Issue 3 , Pages 276-279 , March 2010

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