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We detected 2 hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains in an acutely infected immunocompetent patient. Two populations of genotype 3 virus were observed in the hypervariable regions and open reading frames 2 and 3, indicating multiple infection with hepatitis E virus. Persons with mixed infections may provide the opportunity for virus recombination.

Original publication

DOI

10.3201/eid1903.121510

Type

Journal article

Journal

Emerg Infect Dis

Publication Date

03/2013

Volume

19

Pages

468 - 470

Keywords

Hepatitis E virus, immunocompetent, mixed infection, viruses, Coinfection, Genes, Viral, Genotype, Hepatitis E, Hepatitis E virus, Humans, Immunocompetence, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Typing, Phylogeny, Sequence Analysis, DNA