Emerging Infectious Diseases (Nov 2011)

Hepatitis E Virus in Rabbits, Virginia, USA

  • Caitlin M. Cossaboom,
  • Laura Córdoba,
  • Barbara A. Dryman,
  • Xiang-Jin Meng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1711.110428
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 17, no. 11
pp. 2047 – 2049

Abstract

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We identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in rabbits in Virginia, USA. HEV RNA was detected in 14 (16%) of 85 serum samples and 13 (15%) of 85 fecal samples. Antibodies against HEV were detected in 31 (36%) of 85 serum samples. Sequence analyses showed that HEV from rabbits is closely related to genotype 3.

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