| Wild rats have
hepatitis E history
In an effort to
figure out how people contract hepatitis E, researchers have found that
more than 80 percent of U.S. wild rats might carry antibodies to the
virus.
References:
Kabrane-Lazizi,
Y. . . . and R.H. Purcell. 1999. Evidence for widespread infection of
wild rats with hepatitis E virus in the United States. American
Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 61(August):331.
Further Readings:
Fackelmann, K.A.
1996. The hepatitis G enigma. Science News 149(April 13):238.
Sources:
Yamina
Kabrane-Lazizi
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
7 Center Drive, Mailstop Code 0740
Building 7, Room 207
Bethesda, MD 20892-0740
Robert H.
Purcell
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
7 Center Drive, Mailstop Code 0740
Building 7, Room 207
Bethesda, MD 20892-0740
From Science
News, Vol. 156, No. 11, September 11, 1999, p. 175. Copyright ©
1999, Science Service. |