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A Putative Novel Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3 Subtype Identified in Rabbit, Germany 2016.
Viruses - 3 Jun 2021
Cierniak Filip, von Arnim Felicitas, Heckel Gerald, Ulrich Rainer G, Groschup Martin H, Eiden Martin
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Hepatitis E is an emerging viral disease that is the leading cause of viral hepatitis in the world. The vast majority of hepatitis E cases in developed countries are caused by zoonotic genotypes 3 and 4 of hepatitis E virus (HEV) for which pig and wild boar and to lesser extent rabbits are the main reservoir. According to recent reports rabbits are a source of human HEV infection and highlight the risk of...
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