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Hepatitis E virus strains in rabbits and evidence of a closely related strain in humans, France.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2012
Izopet Jacques, Dubois Martine, Bertagnoli Stéphane, Lhomme Sébastien, Marchandeau Stéphane, Boucher Samuel, Kamar Nassim, Abravanel Florence, Guérin Jean-Luc
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) strains from rabbits indicate that these mammals may be a reservoir for HEVs that cause infection in humans. To determine HEV prevalence in rabbits and the strains' genetic characteristics, we tested bile, liver, and additional samples from farmed and wild rabbits in France. We detected HEV RNA in 7% (14/200) of bile samples from farmed rabbits (in 2009) and in 23% (47/205) of liver...
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