@article{ad80a13ced31427c9756f4641194e652,
title = "First description of hepatitis E virus in Australian rabbits",
abstract = "We report the first detection of hepatitis E virus in rabbits in Australia. While conducting metatranscriptomic sequencing of liver samples collected from domestic rabbits that had died, we detected hepatitis E virus in three samples. Two viral genome sequences were obtained, which shared 96% nucleotide identity and clustered with hepatitis E strains isolated from rabbits and humans in Europe. This raises a potential public health risk in Australia, as the abundance of wild rabbits and the increasing popularity of domestic rabbits as pets represent a substantial human/rabbit interface to allow for potential zoonotic infections to occur.",
keywords = "HEV, human wildlife interface, metatranscriptomics, rabbits, virus discovery, zoonoses",
author = "M. Jenckel and Hall, {R. N.} and T. Strive",
note = "Funding Information: The project was co-funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (P.PSH.1059) and CSIRO. Rabbit samples were obtained through a project funded by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (P01-B-002). Funding Information: The project was co‐funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (P.PSH.1059) and CSIRO. Rabbit samples were obtained through a project funded by the Centre for Invasive Species Solutions (P01‐B‐002). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021 Australian Veterinary Association.",
year = "2021",
month = aug,
doi = "10.1111/avj.13073",
language = "English",
volume = "99",
pages = "356--358",
journal = "Australian Veterinary Journal",
issn = "0005-0423",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",
number = "8",
}