Rat hepatitis E virus can cause disease in humans: Hong Kong researchers
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Rat hepatitis E virus (rat HEV) was first discovered in 2010 and circulates in house rats (Rattus rattus) and sewer rats (Rattus norvegicus). It is very distantly related to human hepatitis E virus variants. Human infection by rat HEV has never been documented previously. A study led by Professor Yuen Kwok-Yung, Henry Fok Professor in ["]
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