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Characterization of a Novel Rat Hepatitis E Virus Isolated from an Asian Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus).
Viruses - 1 Jul 2020
Bai Huimin, Li Wei, Guan Dawei, Su Juan, Ke Changwen, Ami Yasushi, Suzaki Yuriko, Takeda Naokazu, Muramatsu Masamichi, Li Tian-Cheng
Abstract excerpt
The Asian musk shrew (shrew) is a new reservoir of a rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) that has been classified into genotype HEV-C1 in the species Orthohepevirus C. However, there is no information regarding classification of the new rat HEV based on the entire genome sequences, and it remains unclear whether rat HEV transmits from shrews to humans. We herein inoculated nude rats (Long-Evans rnu/rnu) with a serum...
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