title: Hepatitis E antibodies in laboratory rabbits from 2 US vendors.
abstract: We tested laboratory rabbits from 2 US vendors for antibodies against hepatitis E virus (HEV); Seroprevalences were 40% and 50%. Retrospective analysis of an ocular herpes simplex 1 experiment demonstrated that HEV seropositivity had no effect on experiment outcome. HEV probably is widespread in research rabbits, but effects on research remain unknown.
authors.forename: Leslie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Birke
authors.forename: Stephania A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Cormier
authors.forename: Dahui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Rhett W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Stout
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: Merlin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D011817:Rabbits; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: HEV; Hepatitis E virus; herpes simplex 1 virus; rabbits; viruses; zoonoses