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Genetic diversity of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in imported and domestic camels in Saudi Arabia.
Scientific reports - 29 Apr 2022
El-Kafrawy Sherif A, Hassan Ahmed M, El-Daly Mai M, Al-Hajri Mohammed, Farag Elmoubashar, Elnour Fatimah Ahmed, Khan Anas, Tolah Ahmed M, Alandijany Thamir A, Othman Noura A, Memish Ziad A, Corman Victor M, Drosten Christian, Zumla Alimuddin, Azhar Esam I
Abstract excerpt
Camels gained attention since the discovery of MERS-CoV as intermediary hosts for potentially epidemic zoonotic viruses. DcHEV is a novel zoonotic pathogen associated with camel contact. This study aimed to genetically characterize DcHEV in domestic and imported camels in Saudi Arabia. DcHEV was detected by RT-PCR in serum samples, PCR-positive samples were subjected to sequencing and phylogenetic analyses. DcHEV...
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