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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 814-816, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01309-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Epidemiological Screening for Hepatitis E Virus in Bile Specimens from Livestock in Northwest China{triangledown}

Zhong-jun Shao,1,2,§ Jing-hua Li,3,§ Ying-jie Zheng,2 Jing-xia Zhang,1 Yong-hong Ma,4 Wen-tao Ma,5 Qing-wu Jiang,2* and Rong-li Dang4*

Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China,1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China,2 Department of Chinese Traditional Medicine, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an 710032, People's Republic of China,3 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xinjiang Military Region, Urumqi 830011, People's Republic of China,4 Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Datong Region, Datong 037004, People's Republic of China5

Received 10 July 2008/ Returned for modification 4 December 2008/ Accepted 15 December 2008

Hepatitis E has been hypothesized as a zoonosis. However, there is no definite conclusion about which animal species contribute to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in humans. In this study, HEV RNA was detected only in swine bile specimens and not in bile specimens collected from cattle, goats, or dogs. We postulate that swine are the main animal reservoir for HEV.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address for Qing-wu Jiang: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China. Phone and fax: 86-21-5423-7435. E-mail: jiangqw{at}fudan.edu.cn. Mailing address for Rong-li Dang: Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xinjiang Military Region, Urumqi 830011, People's Republic of China. Phone: 86-013201307742. Fax: 86-991-4975-022. E-mail: dz4343{at}sina.com

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 24 December 2008.

§ Z.-J. Shao and J.-H. Li contributed equally to the study.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2009, p. 814-816, Vol. 47, No. 3
0095-1137/09/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.01309-08
Copyright © 2009, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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