Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983–2015
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 con...
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| Vydáno v: | Emerging infectious diseases Ročník 22; číslo 7; s. 1249 - 1252 |
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| Médium: | Journal Article |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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United States
U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases
01.07.2016
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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| ISSN: | 1080-6040, 1080-6059 |
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| Shrnutí: | 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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| Bibliografie: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2207.160168 |