It was previously not known that the disease could spread from rats to humans. Photo: Alamy
Canada reports world’s first case of rat-to-human hepatitis E infection outside Hong Kong
- Patient, a middle-aged Canadian man, had previously been to Africa
- HKU experts say latest infection highlights that even healthy adults can catch the rodent-borne disease
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Hong Kong health care and hospitals
It was previously not known that the disease could spread from rats to humans. Photo: Alamy