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Spillover of rat hepatitis E virus into humans: an emerging zoonosis?
26 Jun 2025
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genotypes that cause hepatitis E in humans. Although early research indicated that HEV-C1 could not infect non-human primates, reports of human infections in Hong Kong circa 2018 raised the possibility of a new zoonoses. Currently, 23 known human instances of rat HEV infection have been reported, affecting both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. A critical review of the current knowledge regarding...
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