Identification and genetic characterization of bovine hepacivirus in China: A large scale epidemiological study

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第一作者： Lu, Gang

作者： Lu, Gang;Shao, Ran;Cai, Siqi;Zhong, Lintao;Lai, Zhiying;Ou, Jiajun;Zhang, Guihong;Li, Shoujun;Lu, Gang;Zhang, Juan;Yin, Xin;Lu, Gang;Shao, Ran;Cai, Siqi;Zhong, Lintao;Lai, Zhiying;Ou, Jiajun;Li, Shoujun;Lu, Gang;Shao, Ran;Cai, Siqi;Zhong, Lintao;Lai, Zhiying;Ou, Jiajun;Li, Shoujun;Chen, Chaoxi;Li, Jinghao

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关键词： Bovine hepacivirus (BovHepV); China; Epidemiology; Genetic diversity; Cattle

期刊名称：VIROLOGICA SINICA （ 影响因子：6.947； 五年影响因子：5.997 ）

ISSN： 1674-0769

年卷期： 2022 年 37 卷 2 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Bovine hepacivirus (BovHepV) is a novel virus that was recently discovered in Ghana and Germany in 2015. Until now, this virus has been identified in cattle population worldwide and is classified into subtypes A-G. To fully understand the epidemic situation and genetic characteristic of BovHepV in China, a total of 612 cattle serum samples were collected from 20 farms in seven provinces and municipality in China between 2018 and 2020 and were tested for the presence of BovHepV RNA via semi-nested PCR. The results demonstrated that 49 (8.0%) samples were BovHepV RNA-positive. It is noted that BovHepV infection in yak was confirmed for the first time. BovHepV was detected in all the seven provinces, with the positive rate ranging from 3.1% to 13.3%, which indicates a wide geographical distribution pattern of BovHepV in China. Sequencing results revealed that 5' UTR of the 49 field BovHepV strains have a nucleotide similarity of 96.3%-100% between each other and 93.9%-100% with previously reported BovHepV strains. In addition, genetic analysis identified five critical nucleotide sites in 5' UTR to distinguish different subtypes, which was further verified by genomic sequencing and nucleotide similarity analysis. All the 49 Chinese field BovHepV strains were classified into subtype G and this subtype is only determined in cattle in China currently. This study will provide insights for us to better understand the epidemiology and genetic diversity of BovHepV.

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