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The World’s First Case Of The Rat Hepatitis E Virus Has Been Contracted By A Man In Hong Kong. The Rat Virus Differs From The Human Strain Which Spreads Through Contaminated Drinking Water. It’s Still Unclear How The Disease Was Contracted, But It’s Not Unusual For Humans To Contract Diseases From Animals.

First human case of rat hepatitis found in Hong Kong – BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-45677526

The 56-year-old man lived in a housing estate where refuse was infested with rats, researchers say.