Detection and genomic characterization of new avian-like hepatitis E virus in a sparrow in the United States.

Chenghuai YangLeyi WangHuigang ShenYing ZhengPhillip C GaugerQi ChenJianqiang ZhangKyoung-Jin YoonKaren M HarmonRodger G MainGanwu Li

Published in: Archives of virology (2018)

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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