New Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Camels, the Middle East

New Hepatitis E Virus Genotype in Camels, the Middle East

In a molecular epidemiology study of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in dromedaries in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, HEV was detected in fecal samples from 3 camels. Complete genome sequencing of 2 strains showed >20% overall nucleotide difference to known HEVs. Comparative genomic and phylogenetic analys...

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Main Authors: Woo, Patrick C.Y., Lau, Susanna K.P., Teng, Jade L.L., Tsang, Alan K. L., Joseph, Marina, Wong, Emily Y.M., Tang, Ying, Sivakumar, Saritha, Xie, Jun, Bai, Ru, Wernery, Renate, Wernery, Ulrich, Yuen, Kwok-Yung
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4036782/

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