Identification of a novel hepacivirus in Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) from Shaanxi, China

Cui-Hong An; Juan Li; Yi-Ting Wang; Shou-Min Nie; Wen-Hui Chang; Hong Zhou; Lin Xu; Yang-Xin Sun; Wei-Feng Shi; Ci-Xiu Li

doi:10.1016/j.virs.2022.01.016

Identification of a novel hepacivirus in Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus) from Shaanxi, China

Virol Sin. 2022 Apr;37(2):307-310. doi: 10.1016/j.virs.2022.01.016. Epub 2022 Jan 19.

Authors

Cui-Hong An¹, Juan Li², Yi-Ting Wang³, Shou-Min Nie¹, Wen-Hui Chang⁴, Hong Zhou², Lin Xu⁵, Yang-Xin Sun⁶, Wei-Feng Shi⁷, Ci-Xiu Li⁸

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plague and Brucellosis, Shaanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi' An 710054, China.
² Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China; Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China; Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China.
⁴ Shaanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi'An, 710054, China.
⁵ Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China; Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China; School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China.
⁶ Department of Plague and Brucellosis, Shaanxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xi' An 710054, China. Electronic address: sxpco@126.com.
⁷ Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China; Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China; Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China; School of Public Health, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China. Electronic address: shiwf@ioz.ac.cn.
⁸ Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, China; Key Laboratory of Etiology and Epidemiology of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Universities of Shandong, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China; Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Taian, 271000, China. Electronic address: licixiu@sdfmu.edu.cn.

Abstract

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The first hepacivirus detected in Mongolian gerbils from a plague zones in China.
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A novel hepacivirus closely related to hepacivirus E and F.
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Mongolian gerbils could be a potential animal model for hepacivirus pathogenicity.
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Extending the genetic diversity and host range of hepaciviruses.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
China
Gerbillinae
Hepacivirus* / genetics