Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA

Cossaboom, Caitlin M.; Córdoba, Laura; Dryman, Barbara A.; Meng, Xiang-Jin

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Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA

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Nov 2011
By Cossaboom, Caitlin M. ; Córdoba, Laura ; Dryman, Barbara A. ; ...

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Alternative Title:

Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Cossaboom, Caitlin M. ; Córdoba, Laura ; Dryman, Barbara A. ; Meng, Xiang-Jin
Description:

We identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in rabbits in Virginia, USA. HEV RNA was detected in 14 (16%) of 85 serum samples and 13 (15%) of 85 fecal samples. Antibodies against HEV were detected in 31 (36%) of 85 serum samples. Sequence analyses showed that HEV from rabbits is closely related to genotype 3.
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Animals Capsid Proteins Genotype Hepatitis Antibodies Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Virus Molecular Sequence Data Phylogeny Rabbits Rna, Viral
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 17(11):2047-2049.
Document Type:

Journal Article
Funding:

R01AI050611/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States ; R01AI074667/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
Place as Subject:

Virginia
Volume:

17
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:34343945826e08876d84414d353f1ccae2788a2d9c93d86efb6820ee1cb332a6
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/23721/cdc_23721_DS1.pdf
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