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Infection of a Japanese Patient by Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus While Traveling in Vietnam

Yuko Koizumi, Norio Isoda, Yukihiro Sato, Takaaki Iwaki, Kazunori Ono, Kenichi Ido, Kentaro Sugano, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Hiroaki Okamoto

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2004 · 79 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

Cases of imported hepatitis E in industrialized countries infected with a genotype 1 hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been identified. We report a 56-year-old Japanese man who acquired infection with a genotype 4 HEV with 98.8% identity to a Vietnamese isolate after ingestion of uncooked shellfish while traveling in Vietnam.

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