Ferret Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Japan

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作者
Li, Tian-Cheng [1 ]
Yonemitsu, Kenzo [2 ]
Terada, Yutaka [2 ]
Takeda, Naokazu [3 ]
Takajii, Wakita [1 ]
Maeda, Ken [2 ]
机构
[1] Natl Inst Infect Dis, Dept Virol 2, Tokyo 2080011, Japan
[2] Yamaguchi Univ, Joint Fac Vet Med, Lab Vet Microbiol, Yamaguchi 7538515, Japan
[3] Osaka Univ, Res Inst Microbial Dis, Osaka 5650781, Japan
关键词
TRANSMISSION; GENOME; FECES; RATS;
D O I
10.7883/yoken.JJID.2014.169
中图分类号
R51 [传染病];
学科分类号
100401 ;
摘要
We examined 85 fecal samples from pet ferrets in 10 animal hospitals in Japan for the detection of ferret hepatitis E virus (HEY) RNA. We found that 6 (7.1%) of the samples were positive for ferret HEY RNA. Phylogenetic analysis based on the partial ORF1 indicated that these ferret HEY strains were clearly separated from the Netherlands strains and were divided into 2 distinct clusters. These results suggest that ferret HEV is genetically diverse, and since ferrets are not indigenous to Japan, ferret HEV has been introduced into Japan through importation.
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页码:60 / 62
页数:3
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