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Divergent Genotype of Hepatitis A Virus in Alpacas, Bolivia, 2019.
Emerging infectious diseases - 1 Dec 2023
Veith Talitha, Beltran-Saavedra L Fabian, Bleicker Tobias, Schmidt Marie Luisa, Mollericona José L, Grützmacher Kim, Wallace Rob, Drexler Jan Felix, Walzer Christian, Jones Terry C, Drosten Christian, Corman Victor Max
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Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common human pathogen found exclusively in primates. In a molecular and serologic study of 64 alpacas in Bolivia, we detected RNA of distinct HAV in ≈9% of animals and HAV antibodies in ≈64%. Complete-genome analysis suggests a long association of HAV with alpacas.
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