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Report Summarizes Hepatitis E Virus Study Findings from Huazhong Agricultural University

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, August 8th, 2011

2011 AUG 8 -- Research findings, "Both swine and human cells are capable to support the replication of swine hepatitis E virus type 4 in vitro," are discussed in a new report. "Using swine anal swab or liver as inocula, cell-culture systems were developed for swine hepatitis E virus (HEV) in swine cells (IBRS-2) and human cells (A549). Both positive and negative strand of swine HEV RNA were detected continuously," scientists writing in the journal Virus Research report.

"Cytopathic effect appeared from passage 8 in IBRS-2 and passage 22 in A549. Viral antigen was detected by indirect immunofluorescent assay in infected cells. Progenies harbored...

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