Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983-2015

Authors :: Stefanie Renneker
M. Hilali
Katja Steinhagen
Ali Zohaib
Christian Drosten
Andrea Rasche
Renate Wernery
Anne Liljander
Set Bornstein
Jan Felix Drexer
Ulrich Wernery
Joerg Jores
Bakri E. Musa
Mario Younan
Muhammad Saqib
Ilona Gluecks
Victor M. Corman
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 22, Iss 7, Pp 1249-1252 (2016)
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: A new hepatitis E virus (HEV-7) was recently found in dromedaries and 1 human from the United Arab Emirates. We screened 2,438 dromedary samples from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and 4 African countries. HEV-7 is long established, diversified and geographically widespread. Dromedaries may constitute a neglected source of zoonotic HEV infections.

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