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April 12, 2026Nature CommunicationsOpen Access

Rocahepevirus ratti: molecular evolution, zoonotic potential and public health impact

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ARAntonio Rivero-JuarezRJReimar JohneSSSiddharth Sridhar

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Overview

This review explores zoonotic hepatitis E infection in urban rodents, highlighting unmet diagnostic needs and public health implications.

Key Points

  • To synthesize current knowledge on Rocahepevirus ratti, focusing on its evolution, zoonotic potential, and public health impact.
  • Review of existing literature on ratHEV ecology and molecular virology
  • Analysis of reported human cases across Asia and Europe
  • Assessment of diagnostics and surveillance strategies
  • Over 50 confirmed human cases of ratHEV reported in Asia and Europe
  • Infections mostly self-limiting, but can be severe in immunocompromised individuals
  • Challenges in case detection due to genetic diversity and lack of specific assays

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Rivero-Juarez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69db36a04fe01fead37c4a33https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71382-3
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