Experimental cross-species infection of donkeys with equine hepacivirus and analysis of host immune signatures

• Main Authors: André Gömer (Author), Christina Puff (Author), Birthe Reinecke (Author), Stephanie Bracht (Author), Maria Conze (Author), Wolfgang Baumgärtner (Author), Jörg Steinmann (Author), Karsten Feige (Author), Jessika M. V. Cavalleri (Author), Eike Steinmann (Author), Daniel Todt (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background The Equine Hepacivirus (EqHV) is an equine-specific and liver-tropic virus belonging to the diverse genus of Hepaciviruses. It was recently found in a large donkey (Equus asinus) cohort with a similar seroprevalence (30%), but lower rate of RNA-positive animals (0.3%) compared to...