Abstract
Hepatitis E has been hypothesized as a zoonosis. However, there is no definite conclusion about which animal species contribute to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in humans. In this study, HEV RNA was detected only in swine bile specimens and not in bile specimens collected from cattle, goats, or dogs. We postulate that swine are the main animal reservoir for HEV.
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, Domestic
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Bile / virology*
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Cattle
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Cattle Diseases / virology
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China
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Disease Reservoirs / virology
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Dog Diseases / virology
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Dogs
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Goat Diseases / virology
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Goats
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Hepatitis E / veterinary*
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / virology*
Associated data
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GENBANK/EU489506
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GENBANK/EU489507
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GENBANK/EU489508
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GENBANK/EU489509
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GENBANK/EU489510
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GENBANK/EU489511
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GENBANK/EU489512
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GENBANK/EU489513
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GENBANK/EU489514
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GENBANK/EU489515
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GENBANK/EU489516