Nonprimate Hepaciviruses in Domestic Horses, United Kingdom

Nonprimate Hepaciviruses in Domestic Horses, United Kingdom

Although the origin of hepatitis C virus infections in humans remains undetermined, a close homolog of this virus, termed canine hepacivirus (CHV) and found in respiratory secretions of dogs, provides evidence for a wider distribution of hepaciviruses in mammals. We determined frequencies of active...

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Main Authors: Sinéad Lyons, Amit Kapoor, Colin Sharp, Bradley S. Schneider, Nathan D. Wolfe, Geoff Culshaw, Brendan Corcoran, Bruce C. McGorum, Peter Simmonds
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
hepaciviruses
viruses
Equus ferus caballus. Canis familiaris
hepacivirus
zoonosis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/12/12-0498_article

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