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Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018-2021.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Sept 2023
Robinson Sarah J, Borlang Jamie, Himsworth Chelsea G, Pearl David L, Weese J Scott, Dibernardo Antonia, Osiowy Carla, Nasheri Neda, Jardine Claire M
Abstract excerpt
We tested liver samples from 372 Norway rats (Rattus norvegicus) from southern Ontario, Canada, during 2018-2021 to investigate presence of hepatitis E virus infection. Overall, 21 (5.6%) rats tested positive for the virus. Sequence analysis demonstrated all infections to be rat hepatitis E virus (Rocahepevirus ratti genotype C1).
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