Hepatitis E Virus Infection in European Brown Hares, Germany, 2007–2014

Rabbit-associated hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) cause zoonotic infections. We investigated 2,389 hares in Germany during 2007-2014. Complete genome characterization of a hare-associated HEV strain revealed close genomic relatedness to rabbit-associated HEV strains. Although hare-specific HEV seropreval...

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Published in:Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 25; no. 6; pp. 1233 - 1235
Main Authors: Corman, Victor Max, Hilgensloh, Laura, Voigt, Ulrich, Marklewitz, Marco, Siebert, Ursula, Drosten, Christian, Drexler, Jan Felix
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.06.2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects:
Animals
Animals, Wild
Climate
European brown hares
Genes, Viral
Genomics
Germany - epidemiology
Hares - virology
Health aspects
Hepatitis E
Hepatitis E - veterinary
hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus - genetics
Hepatitis E Virus Infection in European Brown Hares, Germany 2007–2014
hepevirus
History, 21st Century
Infection
Medical research
Pets
Phylogeny
Public Health Surveillance
Rabbits
Research Letter
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Viruses
Zoonoses
Zoonoses - epidemiology
Zoonoses - history
Zoonoses - transmission
Zoonoses - virology
Germany
Hepatitis
Rabbits
Hepatitis E
Orthohepevirus
hepatitis E virus
Hares
HEV
Viruses
Germany
Zoonoses
ISSN:1080-6040, 1080-6059, 1080-6059
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Summary:Rabbit-associated hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) cause zoonotic infections. We investigated 2,389 hares in Germany during 2007-2014. Complete genome characterization of a hare-associated HEV strain revealed close genomic relatedness to rabbit-associated HEV strains. Although hare-specific HEV seroprevalence was low, at 2.6%, hares represent a potential source of sporadic HEV infections.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2506.181618