Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2021

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Robinson, Sarah J. ; Borlang, Jamie ; Himsworth, Chelsea G. ; Pearl, David L. ; Weese, J. Scott ; Dibernardo, Antonia ; Osiowy, Carla ; Nasheri, Neda ; Jardine, Claire M.
• Description:
  We tested liver samples from 372 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from southern Ontario, Canada, during 2018-2021 to investigate presence of hepatitis E virus infection. Overall, 21 (5.6%) rats tested positive for the virus. Sequence analysis demonstrated all infections to be rat hepatitis E virus (Rocahepevirus ratti genotype C1).
• Subjects:
  Animals Genotype Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Virus Rats
• Keywords:
  Canada Hepatitis E Virus Norway Rats Ontario Public Health Rats Rattus Norvegicus Rocahepevirus Ratti Zoonoses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2023; 29(9):1890-1894
• Pubmed ID:
  37610234
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC10461677
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Ontario, Canada
• Volume:
  29
• Issue:
  9
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:cfe1ba34d0955b9a8caf39eb53e9614b5e1c23613f35a4c0fab171edb813a4f6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/133591/cdc_133591_DS1.pdf
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