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A novel genotype of hepatitis E virus prevalent among farmed rabbits in China.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 2009
Zhao Chenyan, Ma Zhongren, Harrison Tim J, Feng Ruofei, Zhang Chuntao, Qiao Zilin, Fan Jinping, Ma Hongxia, Li Mingsheng, Song Aijing, Wang Youchun
Abstract excerpt
In total, 335 serum samples were collected from rabbits from two farms in Gansu province, China, and tested for anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody using EIA and for HEV RNA using nested RT- PCR with ORF2 primers. The overall prevalence of anti-HEV antibody and HEV RNA was 57.0% (191/335) and 7.5% (25/335), respectively. The positivity rate of HEV RNA in the anti-HEV antibody negative group (7.6% (11/144)) did...
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