Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA
- Caitlin M. Cossaboom
- Laura Córdoba
- Barbara A. Dryman
- Xiang-Jin Meng
Publication date
November 2011
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
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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