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Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck
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Definition
: An ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS causing chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in woodchucks. It closely resembles the human hepatitis B virus.
a member of the genus Orthohepadnavirus; infection: coord IM with HEPATITIS B (IM)
Other names
Woodchuck Hepatitis Viruses; Viruses, Woodchuck Hepatitis; Virus, Woodchuck Hepatitis; Hepatitis Viruses, Woodchuck; Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus; Woodchuck Hepatitis B Virus; Hepatitis Virus, Woodchuck