Rabbit as a Novel Animal Model for Hepatitis E Virus Infection and Vaccine Evaluation

Xianfeng Cheng,Song Wang,Xing Dai,Chengbo Shi,Yufeng Wen,Ming Zhu,Shenwei Zhan,Jihong Meng

Rabbit as a Novel Animal Model for Hepatitis E Virus Infection and Vaccine Evaluation

2012

Xianfeng Cheng
Song Wang
Xing Dai
Chengbo Shi
Yufeng Wen
Ming Zhu
Shenwei Zhan
Jihong Meng

Background The identification of hepatitis E virus (HEV) from rabbits motivated us to assess the possibility of using rabbits as a non-human primate animal model for HEV infection and vaccine evaluation.

Keywords:

Antibody
Hepatitis E virus infection
Hepatitis E
Vaccine evaluation
Animal model
Virology
Immunology
Viral shedding
Hepatitis E virus
Biology
Viral genetics

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