Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus from Rabbits to Cynomolgus Macaques

Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus from Rabbits to Cynomolgus Macaques

The recent discovery of hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains in rabbits in the People’s Republic of China and the United States revealed that rabbits are another noteworthy reservoir of HEV. However, whether HEV from rabbits can infect humans is unclear. To study the zoonotic potential for and pathogenes...

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Main Authors: Peng Liu, Qiu-Ning Bu, Ling Wang, Jian Han, Ren-Jie Du, Ya-Xin Lei, Yu-Qing Ouyang, Jie Li, Yong-Hong Zhu, Feng-Min Lu, Hui Zhuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
rabbit hepatitis E virus
zoonosis
cross-species transmission
Cynomolgus macaques
extrahepatic replication, viruses
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/4/12-0827_article

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