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High prevalence of rat hepatitis E virus in wild rats in China.
Veterinary microbiology - 30 Aug 2013
Li Wei, Guan Dawei, Su Juan, Takeda Naokazu, Wakita Takaji, Li Tian-Cheng, Ke Chang Wen
Abstract excerpt
Serum samples from a total of 713 wild rats captured in Zhanjiang city in China from December 2011 to September 2012 were investigated for the prevalence of rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) by exploring rat HEV-specific antibodies and RNA. By an ELISA based on recombinant rat HEV-like particles (HEV-LPs), 23.3% (166/713) of the rats were positive for anti-HEV IgG, and 8.3% (59/713) were positive for anti-HEV IgM. The...
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