Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a common human pathogen found exclusively in primates. In a molecular and serologic study of 64 alpacas in Bolivia, we detected RNA of distinct HAV in ≈9% of animals and HAV antibodies in ≈64%. Complete-genome analysis suggests a long association of HAV with alpacas.
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【저자키워드】 viruses, zoonoses, RNA, Bolivia, feces, Genotype, livestock, hepatitis A virus, alpacas, hepatovirus, new-world Camelids,
【저자키워드】 viruses, zoonoses, RNA, Bolivia, feces, Genotype, livestock, hepatitis A virus, alpacas, hepatovirus, new-world Camelids,