Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 7 RNA and Antibody Kinetics in Naturally Infected Dromedary Calves, United Arab Emirates

Orthohepevirus A genotype 7 is a novel zoonotic variant of hepatitis E virus. To clarify infection in the animal reservoir, we virologically monitored 11 dromedary dam- calf pairs. All calves became infected during the first 6 months of life and cleared the virus after an average of 2 months. Dams d...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2020-09, Vol.26 (9), p.2214-2217
Hauptverfasser: Corman, Victor M., Nagy, Peter, Ostermann, Stefanie, Arloth, Jacqueline, Liljander, Anne, Barua, Rajib, Das Gupta, Aungshuman, Hakimuddin, Fatima, Juhasz, Judit, Wernery, Ulrich, Drosten, Christian
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Zusammenfassung:Orthohepevirus A genotype 7 is a novel zoonotic variant of hepatitis E virus. To clarify infection in the animal reservoir, we virologically monitored 11 dromedary dam- calf pairs. All calves became infected during the first 6 months of life and cleared the virus after an average of 2 months. Dams did not become infected.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2609.191758