Epidemiological Screening for Hepatitis E Virus in Bile Specimens from Livestock in Northwest China

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...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2009-03, Vol.47 (3), p.814-816
Main Authors: Shao, Zhong-jun, Li, Jing-hua, Zheng, Ying-jie, Zhang, Jing-xia, Ma, Yong-hong, Ma, Wen-tao, Jiang, Qing-wu, Dang, Rong-li
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Bile - virology
Biological and medical sciences
Cattle
Cattle Diseases - virology
China
Disease Reservoirs - virology
Dog Diseases - virology
Dogs
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Goat Diseases - virology
Goats
Hepatitis E - veterinary
Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification
Humans
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Molecular Sequence Data
Swine
Swine Diseases - virology
Virology
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/jcm.01309-08