Abstract
Human hepatitis E virus infections may be caused by zoonotic transmission of virus genotypes 3 and 4. To determine whether rodents are a reservoir, we analyzed the complete nucleotide sequence of a hepatitis E-like virus from 2 Norway rats in Germany. The sequence suggests a separate genotype for this hepatotropic virus.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Wild / virology
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Disease Reservoirs / virology
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Female
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Genome, Viral
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Genotype
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Germany
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Hepatitis E / transmission
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Hepatitis E / virology
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics*
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
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Hepatitis E virus / pathogenicity
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Humans
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Liver / virology
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Male
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Open Reading Frames
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Phylogeny
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Rats / virology*
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Zoonoses / transmission
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Zoonoses / virology