https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:2614 Divergent Genotype of Hepatitis A Virus in Alpacas, Bolivia, 2019 Veith, Talitha Talitha Veith Corman, Victor Max Victor Max Corman Drosten, Christian Christian Drosten Jones, Terry C. Terry C. Jones Walzer, Christian Christian Walzer 0000-0002-0437-5147 University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna Drexler, Jan Felix Jan Felix Drexler Wallace, Rob Rob Wallace Grützmacher, Kim Kim Grützmacher Mollericona, José L. José L. Mollericona Schmidt, Marie Luisa Marie Luisa Schmidt Beltran-Saavedra, L. Fabian L. Fabian Beltran-Saavedra Bleicker, Tobias Tobias Bleicker Centers for Disease Control and Prevention text eng Hepatitis 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. Animals; Humans; Hepatitis A virusgenetics; Boliviaepidemiology; Camelids, New World; Genotype; RNA http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/api/object/o:2614/download 10.3201/eid2912.231123 https://phaidra.vetmeduni.ac.at/o:605 application/pdf Emerging Infectious Diseases 29(12), 2524-2527 (2023) Emerging Infectious Diseases 29 12 2524 2527 1.64 MB 2023