Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection and genomic characterization of new avian-like hepatitis E virus in a sparrow in the United States.
- Journal:
- Archives of virology
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- Yang, Chenghuai et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine · United States
- Species:
- bird
Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a nonenveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus that has been detected in a wide variety of animals. In 2017, an avian-like HEV was identified in sparrow feces sampled from around a pig farm in the midwestern United States. Sequence analysis revealed that the sparrow isolate represents a novel HEV that is distantly related to chicken and little egret HEVs.
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