Title (en)
Divergent Genotype of Hepatitis A Virus in Alpacas, Bolivia, 2019
Language
English
Description (en)
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.
Keywords (en)
Animals; Humans; Hepatitis A virusgenetics; Boliviaepidemiology; Camelids, New World; Genotype; RNA
DOI
10.3201/eid2912.231123
Author of the digital object
Talitha Veith
Victor Max Corman
Christian Drosten
Terry C. Jones
Christian Walzer  (University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)
Jan Felix Drexler
Rob Wallace
Kim Grützmacher
José L. Mollericona
Marie Luisa Schmidt
L. Fabian Beltran-Saavedra
Tobias Bleicker
Format
application/pdf
Size
1.6 MB
Licence Selected
CC BY 4.0 International
Type of publication
Article
Name of Publication (en)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Pages or Volume
4
Volume
29
Number
12
From Page
2524
To Page
2527
Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication Date
2023