Volume 19, Number 2—February 2013
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Laboratory-based Surveillance for Hepatitis E Virus Infection, United States, 2005–2012
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![Genetic relatedness among hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains identified in hepatitis E cases, United States. Phylogenetic tree was constructed from a segment of HEV open reading frame 1 generated in MEGA5 (www.megasoftware.net) by using the neighbor-joining method. Country, year reported, and numeric or GenBank accession number assignment are denoted. Scale bar indicates genetic distance.](/eid/images/12-0961-F1.jpg)
Figure. . . . Genetic relatedness among hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains identified in hepatitis E cases, United States. Phylogenetic tree was constructed from a segment of HEV open reading frame 1 generated in MEGA5 (www.megasoftware.net) by using the neighbor-joining method. Country, year reported, and numeric or GenBank accession number assignment are denoted. Scale bar indicates genetic distance.
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