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Notes:
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the major etiologic agent of
enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis worldwide, is a spherical,
non-enveloped, single stranded RNA virus that is approximately 32 to 34
nm in diameter. HEV belongs to a genus of HEV-like viruses (unassigned
genus). (Reference: The Springer Index of Viruses - a comprehensive encyclopedic
reference [R. Lange, ed., Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany]).
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