Comparison of hepatitis E virus genotypes from rabbits and pigs in the same geographic area: No evidence of natural cross-species transmission between the two animals

Infection, Genetics and Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 304-309

  Geng, Yansheng ^a   Zhang, Hongxin ^a   Li, Jun ^a   Huang, Weijin ^b   Harrison, Tim J ^c   Zhao, Chenyan ^b   Zhou, Yanchun ^a   Lian, Haichen ^a   Wang, Youchun ^b  

^a HEBEI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES FOR FOOD AND DRUG CONTROL   (China)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal reservoirs; Cross species transmission; Genotypes; Rabbit HEV; Swine HEV; Virus host restriction

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARM ANIMAL; FECES ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SEROLOGY; SWINE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; CHINA; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RABBITS; RNA, VIRAL; SWINE;

ANIMALIA; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84870884367     PISSN: 15671348     EISSN: 15677257     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2012.11.006     Document Type: Article

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