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Hepatitis E Virus Variant in Farmed Mink,Denmark |
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| Authors: | Jesper S. Krog Solvej ?. Breum Trine H. Jensen Lars E. Larsen |
| Affiliation: | Technical University of Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark (J.S. Krog, S.Ø. Breum, L.E. Larsen); ;Aalborg University/Aalborg Zoo, Aalborg, Denmark (T.H. Jensen) |
| Abstract: | Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus for which pigs are the primary animal reservoir. To investigate whether HEV occurs in mink in Denmark, we screened feces and tissues from domestic and wild mink. Our finding of a novel HEV variant supports previous findings of HEV variants in a variety of species. |
| Keywords: | zoonoses viruses Denmark hepatitis E virus HEV hepatitis real time RT-PCR mink neovison vison |