title: Detection and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E viruses from mongooses in Okinawa, Japan.
abstract: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has previously been reported in wild mongooses on Okinawa Island; to date however, only one HEV RNA sequence has been identified in a mongoose. Hence, this study was performed to detect HEV RNA in 209 wild mongooses on Okinawa Island. Six (2.9%) samples tested positive for HEV RNA. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 6 HEV RNAs belonged to genotype 3 and were classified into groups A and B. In group B, mongoose-derived HEV sequences were very similar to mongoose HEV previously detected on Okinawa Island, as well as to those of a pig. This investigation emphasized the possibility that the mongoose is a reservoir animal for HEV on Okinawa Island.
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment, 2085 Ozato, Nanjo, Okinawa 901-1202, Japan.
authors: Minoru
authors: M
authors: Nidaira
authors: Kazuaki
authors: K
authors: Takahashi
authors: Go
authors: G
authors: Ogura
authors: Katsuya
authors: K
authors: Taira
authors: Shou
authors: S
authors: Okano
authors: Jun
authors: J
authors: Kudaka
authors: Kiyomasa
authors: K
authors: Itokazu
authors: Shunji
authors: S
authors: Mishiro
authors: Masaji
authors: M
authors: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001646:Bile / Q000737:chemistry; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008988:Herpestidae / Q000821:virology*; D007564:Japan; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral