Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Norway Rats, Ontario, Canada, 2018–2021
Sarah J. Robinson
, Jamie Borlang, Chelsea G. Himsworth, David L. Pearl, J. Scott Weese, Antonia Dibernardo, Carla Osiowy, Neda Nasheri, and Claire M. Jardine
Author affiliations: University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada (S.J. Robinson, D.L. Pearl, J.S. Weese, C.M. Jardine); Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (J. Borlang, A. Dibernardo, C. Osiowy); University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (C.G. Himsworth); Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (N. Nasheri); University of Ottawa, Ottawa (N. Nasheri); Canadian Wildlife Health Cooperative, Guelph (C.M. Jardine)
Main Article
Figure 1
Figure 1. Sites of collection and HEV PCR status of rats submitted by pest control professionals in southern Ontario, Canada, during November 2018–June 2021. Geographic administrative boundaries of the cities of Windsor, Hamilton, and Toronto are displayed. Inset map indicates the location of southern Ontario within Canada. HEV, hepatitis E virus.
Main Article
Page created: June 22, 2023
Page updated: August 20, 2023
Page reviewed: August 20, 2023
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.