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Acute Hepatitis in Children Due to Rat Hepatitis E Virus.

Caballero-Gómez, Javier; Pereira, Sara; Rivero-Calle, Irene; Perez, Ana B; Viciana, Isabel; Casares-Jiménez, María; Rios-Muñoz, Lucia; Rivero-Juarez, Antonio; Aguilera, Antonio; Rivero, Antonio.

J Pediatr ; 273: 114125, 2024 May 28.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38815747

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Two of 11 children with acute hepatitis of unknown origin were found to have rat hepatitis E virus infection. This infection should be considered in the differential diagnosis of children with acute hepatitis of unknown origin.

Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs, Spain, 2023.

Rios-Muñoz, Lucia; Gonzálvez, Moisés; Caballero-Gomez, Javier; Castro-Scholten, Sabrina; Casares-Jimenez, María; Agulló-Ros, Irene; Corona-Mata, Diana; García-Bocanegra, Ignacio; Lopez-Lopez, Pedro; Fajardo, Tomás; Mesquita, João R; Risalde, María A; Rivero-Juarez, Antonio; Rivero, Antonio.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 30(4): 823-826, 2024 Apr.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38526410

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We identified rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA in farmed pigs from Spain. Our results indicate that pigs might be susceptible to rat HEV and could serve as viral intermediaries between rodents and humans. Europe should evaluate the prevalence of rat HEV in farmed pigs to assess the risk to public health.

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Hepatitis E virus , Humans , Rats , Animals , Swine , Spain/epidemiology , Hepatitis E virus/genetics , Europe , Farms , Public Health , RNA

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