Divergent Genotype of Hepatitis A Virus in Alpacas, Bolivia, 2019

Emerg Infect Dis. 2023 Oct 5;29(12). doi: 10.3201/eid2912.231123. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common human pathogen found exclusively in primates. In a molecular and serologic study of 64 alpacas in Bolivia, we detected RNA of distinct HAV in ≈9% of animals and HAV antibodies in ≈64%. Complete-genome analysis suggests a long association of HAV with alpacas.PMID:37796297 | DOI:10.3201/eid2912.231123

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - October 5, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Talitha Veith L Fabian Beltran-Saavedra Tobias Bleicker Marie Luisa Schmidt Jos é L Mollericona Kim Gr ützmacher Rob Wallace Jan Felix Drexler Christian Walzer Terry C Jones Christian Drosten Victor Max Corman Source Type: research