Evidence for widespread infection of wild rats with hepatitis E virus in the United States

Hepatitis E is an important medical pathogen in many developing countries but is rarely reported from the United States, although antibody to hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) is found in > 1% of U.S. citizens. Zoonotic spread of the virus is suspected. Sera obtained from 239 wild rats trapped in wide...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 1999-08, Vol.61 (2), p.331-335
Hauptverfasser:	Kabrane-Lazizi, Y, Fine, JB, Elm, J, Glass, GE, Higa, H, Diwan, A, Gibbs CJ, , Jr, Meng, XJ, Emerson, SU, Purcell, RH
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Antibodies, Viral - blood Biological and medical sciences Disease Reservoirs - veterinary Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Hepatitis E - epidemiology Hepatitis E - veterinary Hepatitis E virus Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification Human viral diseases Immunoglobulin G - blood Infectious diseases Medical sciences Prevalence rats Rats - virology Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction United States USA Viral diseases Viral hepatitis Zoonoses
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