In Hong Kong, hepatitis E spreads from rats to humans



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HONG KONG – In Hong Kong, a strain of hepatitis E was discovered that was only found in rats, the researchers said Friday.

While rats transmitted several other diseases to humans, it was the first human discovery of the variation in hepatitis E, a liver disease in rats. Researchers from the University of Hong Kong identified the infection last September in a 56-year-old man who had received a liver transplant in May 2017.

He was cured of the disease in March, after which they checked their findings before announcing the case.

Dr. Yuen Kwok-yung, chairman of the infectious diseases section of the microbiology department of the University of Hong Kong, called the case "appeal."

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