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Rabbit hepatitis E virus is an opportunistic pathogen in specific-pathogen-free rabbits with the capability of cross-species transmission.
Veterinary microbiology - 1 Mar 2017
Liu Baoyuan, Sun Yani, Du Taofeng, Chen Yiyang, Wang Xinjie, Huang Baicheng, Li Huixia, Nan Yuchen, Xiao Shuqi, Zhang Gaiping, Hiscox Julian A, Zhou En-Min, Zhao Qin
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been detected in rabbits, a recently identified natural reservoir. In this study, anti-HEV antibodies and viral RNA were detected in rabbits sourced from a specific-pathogen-free (SPF) rabbit vendor in Shaanxi Province, China. BLAST results of partial HEV ORF2 genes cloned here indicated that two viral strains circulated in the rabbits. Sequence determination of the complete genome...
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