We determined the seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in persons in 2 rural communities in southeastern Bolivia and the presence of HEV in human and swine fecal samples. HEV seroprevalence was 6.3%, and HEV genotype 3 strains with high sequence homology were detected.
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Dell’Amico, M. C., Cavallo, A., Gonzales, J. L., Bonelli, S. I., Valda, Y., Pieri, A., … Bartoloni, A. (2011). Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in humans and swine, Bolivia. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 17(8), 1488–1490. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1708.100769
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