TY - JOUR AU - Liu, Xiaofang AU - Saito, Mariko AU - Sayama, Yusuke AU - Suzuki, Ellie AU - Malbas, Fedelino F. AU - Galang, Hazel O. AU - Furuse, Yuki AU - Saito, Mayuko AU - Li, Tiancheng AU - Suzuki, Akira AU - Oshitani, Hitoshi PY - 2015 DA - 2015/01/27 TI - Seroprevalence and molecular characteristics of hepatitis E virus in household-raised pig population in the Philippines JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 11 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a significant public health concern in Asia, and swine is an important source of sporadic HEV infection in human. However, no epidemiological data are available regarding HEV infection among the swine or human population in the Philippines. To assess the HEV infection status among pigs in rural areas, we investigated the molecular characteristics and seroprevalence of HEV among household-raised pigs in San Jose, Tarlac Province, the Philippines. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-015-0322-z DO - 10.1186/s12917-015-0322-z ID - Liu2015 ER -