DOI: 10.1128/mra.00932-26 ISSN: 2576-098X
Genome sequences of hepatitis E virus genotype 1e from an outbreak in the Central African Republic, 2018
Marina Prisca de Marguerite Nombot-Yazenguet, Amal Chaghouri, Narcisse Patrice Joseph Komas, Anne-Marie Roque-AfonsoABSTRACT
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes major outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, we present four genome sequences of HEV-1e from the 2018 outbreak in the Central African Republic. Despite high identity with known African isolates, these sequences constitute a new cluster and suggest local transmission and diversification.