Presence but low detection rate of rat Hepatitis E Virus in patients in Germany 2022-2024

New data from our joint work on zoonotic hepatitis viruses:

"Presence but low detection rate of rat Hepatitis E Virus in patients in Germany 2022-2024"

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Rat hepatitis E virus: the new kid on the block? Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) is an important yet understudied zoonotic pathogen, affecting over 20 million people worldwide and causing up to 70,000 deaths per year [1, 2]. Belonging to the Hepeviridae fam...

More data are becoming available on zoonotic ratHEV.
Our thoughts on a recent publication from Spain and the remaining questions in a editorial for the JHepat:
"Rat hepatitis E virus: the new kid on the block?"

www.journal-of-hepatology.eu/article/S016...

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