Journal of Preventive Veterinary Medicine

The Korean Society of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (한국예방수의학회)
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First report of cross-species transmission of deer hepatitis E virus to a guanaco in Korea

  • Park, Byung-Joo (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Yi, Ji-Hyung (Seoul Children's Grand Park Zoo) ;
  • Ahn, Hee-Seop (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Han, Sang-Hoon (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Hyun (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Go, Hyeon-Jeong (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hwi (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Joong-Bok (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Seung-Yong (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Song, Chang-Seon (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choi, In-Soo (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2017.08.05
  • Accepted : 2017.09.20
  • Published : 2017.09.30
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Abstract

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading causative agent of acute hepatitis in humans. Zoonotic HEV strains have been isolated from several animal species, including pigs. New HEV variants have been recently isolated from camels in the Middle East. In the present study, fecal samples from fallow deer, formosan deer, alpaca, and guanaco were analyzed for the detection of HEV. One HEV strain was detected from guanaco, a species of camelids. The nucleotide sequence of guanaco HEV was identical to those of deer HEV-3 strains, which implied the cross-species transmission of HEV-3 from deer to guanaco.

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Supported by : Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI)