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First Detection of Hepatitis E Virus (Rocahepevirus ratti Genotype C1) in Synanthropic Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Romania.
Viruses - 7 Jun 2023
Porea Daniela, Raileanu Cristian, Crivei Luciana Alexandra, Gotu Vasilica, Savuta Gheorghe, Pavio Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with different viral genera and species reported in a wide range of animals. Rodents, particularly rats, carry the specific genus rat HEV (Rocahepevirus genus, genotype C1) and are exposed occasionally to HEV-3 (Paslahepevirus genus, genotype 3), a zoonotic genotype identified in humans and widely distributed in domestic and feral pigs. In this study, the...
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