Hepatitis E Virus Strains in Rabbits and Evidence of a Closely Related Strain in Humans, France

Hepatitis E Virus Strains in Rabbits and Evidence of a Closely Related Strain in Humans, France

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains from rabbits indicate that these mammals may be a reservoir for HEVs that cause infection in humans. To determine HEV prevalence in rabbits and the strains’ genetic characteristics, we tested bile, liver, and additional samples from farmed and wild rabbits in France....

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Main Authors: Jacques Izopet, Martine Dubois, Stéphane Bertagnoli, Sébastien Lhomme, Stéphane Marchandeau, Samuel Boucher, Nassim Kamar, Florence Abravanel, Jean-Luc Guérin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-08-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
rabbit
zoonosis, virus
zoonoses
viruses
Europe
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/8/12-0057_article

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