New study in Córdoba, Argentina, found a 67.7% positivity rate for rat hepatitis E virus (R-HEV) in wastewater samples, confirming the presence of this emerging virus in South America. Further investigation of R-HEV circulation in the region is needed. bit.ly/49NHZPI
A review of 27 publications on ocular Lyme disease revealed that uveitis was the most common manifestation (45% of 38 cases). Increased physician awareness and, when feasible, obtaining microbiologic evidence can strengthen diagnosis and epidemiology. bit.ly/4qrGs77
Environmental Pathogens is the January theme for EID journal. You can read the articles and see this issue’s cover image, Self-Portrait by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Raphael), online now. bit.ly/4tgu6Bl