Emerging Infectious Diseases (Jun 2014)

New Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Camels, the Middle East

  • Patrick C.Y. Woo,
  • Susanna K.P. Lau,
  • Jade L.L. Teng,
  • Alan K. L. Tsang,
  • Marina Joseph,
  • Emily Y.M. Wong,
  • Ying Tang,
  • Saritha Sivakumar,
  • Jun Xie,
  • Ru Bai,
  • Renate Wernery,
  • Ulrich Wernery,
  • Kwok-Yung Yuen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2006.140140
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 20, no. 6
pp. 1044 – 1048

Abstract

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In a molecular epidemiology study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in dromedaries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, HEV was detected in fecal samples from 3 camels. Complete genome sequencing of 2 strains showed >20% overall nucleotide difference to known HEVs. Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analyses revealed a previously unrecognized HEV genotype.

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