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. 2014 Jun 3;6:45–59. doi: 10.2147/HMER.S63417

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Geographical distribution of hepatitis E virus genotypes.

Notes: Genotypes 1 and 2 consist of epidemic strains reported in Asia and several Latin American countries and Africa and Mexico, respectively; genotypes 3 and 4 comprise of zoonotic strains and have been isolated from sporadic cases of acute human hepatitis E viral infection and from several animal reservoirs, particularly domestic and wild pigs and deer; genotype 3 is distributed worldwide in human and pigs while genotype 4 was reported in East Asia and Central Europe.