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Prevalence and genetic features of rabbit hepatitis E virus in Korea.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Nov 2017
Ahn Hee-Seop, Park Byung-Joo, Han Sang-Hoon, Kim Yong-Hyun, Kim Dong-Hwi, Kim Bo-Sook, Lee Joong-Bok, Park Seung-Yong, Song Chang-Seon, Lee Sang-Won, Choi In-Soo
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a public health concern worldwide. HEV strains have been isolated from several animal species, some of which induce zoonosis. Recently, the isolation of HEV from rabbits was reported. Here, the partial capsid gene (320 bp) of HEV was detected in rabbit feces via reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Rabbit HEV was found in two of six rabbit farms...
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