Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2021

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 (R...

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Autores principales: Robinson, Sarah J., Borlang, Jamie, Himsworth, Chelsea G., Pearl, David L., Weese, J. Scott, Dibernardo, Antonia, Osiowy, Carla, Nasheri, Neda, Jardine, Claire M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2023
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37610234
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2909.230517
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Sumario: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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