Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Norway Rats, Germany
oleh: Reimar Johne, Gerald Heckel, Anita Plenge-Bönig, Eveline Kindler, Christina Maresch, Jochen Reetz, Anika Schielke, Rainer G. Ulrich
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| Diterbitkan: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-09-01 |
Deskripsi
Human hepatitis E virus infections may be caused by zoonotic transmission of virus genotypes 3 and 4. To determine whether rodents are a reservoir, we analyzed the complete nucleotide sequence of a hepatitis E–like virus from 2 Norway rats in Germany. The sequence suggests a separate genotype for this hepatotropic virus.