Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia 24061-0913, USA.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Nov;17(11):2047-9. doi: 10.3201/eid1711.110428.
We identified hepatitis E virus (HEV) in rabbits in Virginia, USA. HEV RNA was detected in 14 (16%) of 85 serum samples and 13 (15%) of 85 fecal samples. Antibodies against HEV were detected in 31 (36%) of 85 serum samples. Sequence analyses showed that HEV from rabbits is closely related to genotype 3.
我们在美国弗吉尼亚州的兔子中鉴定出了戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）。在 85 份血清样本中，有 14 份（16%）和 85 份粪便样本中有 13 份（15%）检测到 HEV RNA。在 85 份血清样本中，有 31 份（36%）检测到抗 HEV 抗体。序列分析表明，来自兔子的 HEV 与基因型 3 密切相关。
