Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Norway Rats, Germany

Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Norway Rats, Germany

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Human hepatitis E virus infections may be caused by zoonotic transmission of virus genotypes 3 and 4. To determine whether rodents are a reservoir, we analyzed the complete nucleotide sequence of a hepatitis E–like virus from 2 Norway rats in Germany. The sequence suggests a separate genotype for th...

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Main Authors: Reimar Johne, Gerald Heckel, Anita Plenge-Bönig, Eveline Kindler, Christina Maresch, Jochen Reetz, Anika Schielke, Rainer G. Ulrich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
Norway rat
complete genome
viruses
dispatch
Germany
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0444_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/9/10-0444_article

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