Hepatitis E Virus in Farmed Rabbits Wild Rabbits and Petting Farm Rabbits in the Netherlands

摘要

Rabbits have been suggested as a zoonotic source of Hepatitis E virus. Phylogenetic analysis of HEV isolates from farmed, wild and pet rabbits in the Netherlands (23, 0, and 60 % respectively) showed them to be grouped amongst published rabbit HEV sequences and distinct from most human isolates. Dutch rabbits are unlikely to be a zoonotic source.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s12560-016-9239-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.