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. 2011 Dec;17(12):2216–2222. doi: 10.3201/eid1712.110482

Table 2. Rat HEV in serial fecal samples of experimentally infected laboratory rats, Los Angeles, California. USA*.

Animal Day postinfection
7 9 11 13 15 17 19 21 23 25 27 29 31 33 35
Rat B76
Infectious† NT NT NT + + NT NT
RT-PCR NT NT NT + + + + + + NT NT
Serum antibody against HEV NT NT NT + + + +
Rat B84
Infectious† + + + + NT NT NT NT NT
RT-PCR + + + + + NT NT NT NT NT
Serum antibody against HEV + + + + + + + +

*HEV, hepatitis E virus; NT, not tested; –, negative; +, positive; RT-PCR, reverse transcription PCR.
†As measured by transmission to another rat.