Hepatitis E Antibodies in Laboratory Rabbits from 2 US Vendors

Hepatitis E Antibodies in Laboratory Rabbits from 2 US Vendors

We tested laboratory rabbits from 2 US vendors for antibodies against hepatitis E virus (HEV); Seroprevalences were 40% and 50%. Retrospective analysis of an ocular herpes simplex 1 experiment demonstrated that HEV seropositivity had no effect on experiment outcome. HEV probably is widespread in res...

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Main Authors: Leslie Birke, Stephania A. Cormier, Dahui You, Rhett W. Stout, Christian Clement, Merlin Johnson, Hilary Thompson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
herpes simplex 1 virus
rabbits
HEV
viruses
zoonoses
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/4/13-1229_article

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