Hepatitis E Virus in Farmed Rabbits, Wild Rabbits and Petting Farm Rabbits in the Netherlands.

Authors :: Burt SA
Veltman J
Hakze-van der Honing R
Schmitt H
van der Poel WH
Source :: Food and environmental virology [Food Environ Virol] 2016 Sep; Vol. 8 (3), pp. 227-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 May 04.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Rabbits have been suggested as a zoonotic source of Hepatitis E virus. Phylogenetic analysis of HEV isolates from farmed, wild and pet rabbits in the Netherlands (0, 60, and 23 % respectively) showed them to be grouped amongst published rabbit HEV sequences and distinct from most human isolates. Dutch rabbits are unlikely to be a zoonotic source.<br />Competing Interests: No conflicts of interest are declared. Ethical Approval All applicable international, national and institutional guidelines for the care and use of animals were followed.

Subjects :: Animals
Animals, Wild virology
Genotype
Hepatitis E virology
Hepatitis E virus classification
Hepatitis E virus genetics
Netherlands
Phylogeny
Rabbits
Hepatitis E veterinary
Hepatitis E virus isolation & purification
Pets virology

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