Novel hepatitis E virus genotype in Norway rats, Germany.

Authors :: Johne R
Heckel G
Plenge-Bonig A
Kindler E
Maresch C
Reetz J
Schielke A
Ulrich RG
Johne, Reimar
Heckel, Gerald
Plenge-Bönig, Anita
Kindler, Eveline
Maresch, Christina
Reetz, Jochen
Schielke, Anika
Ulrich, Rainer G
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Sep2010, Vol. 16 Issue 9, p1452-1455. 4p.
Publication Year :: 2010
Abstract: Human hepatitis E virus infections may be caused by zoonotic transmission of virus genotypes 3 and 4. To determine whether rodents are a reservoir, we analyzed the complete nucleotide sequence of a hepatitis E-like virus from 2 Norway rats in Germany. The sequence suggests a separate genotype for this hepatotropic virus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]