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Animal contact in 19 cases of non-travel related hepatitis E virus infections, the Netherlands 2004 – 2006. |
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| Animal |
Number of cases |
Percentage |
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| Rats |
0 |
0 |
| Rodents other than rats |
7 |
36.8 |
| Pigs |
1 |
5.3 |
| Deer |
2 |
10.5 |
| Wild boar |
0 |
0 |
| Hare |
1 |
5.3 |
| Sheep |
3 |
15.8 |
| Goat |
4 |
21.1 |
| Cattle |
6 |
31.6 |
| Horse |
7 |
36.8 |
| Poultry |
2 |
10.5 |
| Dog |
14 |
73.7 |
| Cat |
6 |
31.6 |
Borgen et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:61 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-61 |
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