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Title
Hepatitis E virus in rabbits, Virginia, USA.
Authors
Cossaboom, Caitlin M; Córdoba, Laura; Dryman, Barbara A; Meng, Xiang-Jin
Abstract
We identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in rabbits in Virginia, USA. HEV RNA was detected in 14 (16%) of 85 serum samples and 13 (15%) of 85 fecal samples. Antibodies against HEV were detected in 31 (36%) of 85 serum samples. Sequence analyses showed that HEV from rabbits is closely related to genotype 3.