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Hepatitis E virus infection in dromedaries, North and East Africa, United Arab Emirates, and Pakistan, 1983–2015

A new hepatitis E virus (HEV-7) was recently found in dromedaries and 1 human from the United Arab Emirates. We screened 2,438 dromedary samples from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and 4 African countries. HEV-7 is long established, diversified and geographically widespread. Dromedaries may con...

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Autores principales: Rasche, A., Saqib, M., Liljander, Anne M., Bornstein, S., Zohaib, A., Renneker, S., Steinhagen, K., Wernery, R., Younan, M., Gluecks, Ilona V., Hilali, Mosaad, Musa, B.E., Jores, Joerg, Wernery, U., Drexer, J.F., Drosten, C., Corman, V.M.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Materias:
animal diseases
infectious diseases
zoonoses
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/75763
Sumario:A new hepatitis E virus (HEV-7) was recently found in dromedaries and 1 human from the United Arab Emirates. We screened 2,438 dromedary samples from Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and 4 African countries. HEV-7 is long established, diversified and geographically widespread. Dromedaries may constitute a neglected source of zoonotic HEV infections.

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