title: Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Archived Rabbit Serum Samples, Germany 1989.
abstract: We detected Hepatitis E virus in serum samples of wild rabbits that were hunted in 1989 around the city of Greifswald, Germany. The recovery of one partial sequence and subsequent phylogenetic analysis indicates a close relationship to rabbit HEV sequences from France and suggests a long-established circulation of rabbit HEV in Europe.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Insel-Riems, Germany. martin.eiden@fli.bund.de.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eiden
authors.affiliation: Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Insel-Riems, Germany.
authors.forename: Ariel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vina-Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Insel-Riems, Germany.
authors.forename: Josephine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schlosser
authors.affiliation: Institute for Virus Diagnostic, at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel-Riems, Germany.
authors.forename: Horst
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schirrmeier
authors.affiliation: Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Südufer 10, Greifswald-Insel-Riems, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Groschup
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*; D001769:Blood / Q000821:virology*; D005858:Germany; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011817:Rabbits / Q000097:blood / Q000821:virology*
keywords: Germany; Hepatitis E virus; Phylogenetic analysis; Rabbit