Abstract
To determine animal hepatitis E virus (HEV) reservoirs, we analyzed serologic and molecular markers of HEV infection among wild animals in Germany. We detected HEV genotype 3 strains in inner organs and muscle tissues of a high percentage of wild boars and a lower percentage of deer, indicating a risk for foodborne infection of humans.
Keywords:
Germany; Hepatitis E virus; fallow deer; red deer; roe deer; spillover; viruses; wild boar; zoonoses.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Deer
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Epidemiological Monitoring / veterinary
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Germany / epidemiology
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Hepatitis Antibodies / blood*
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Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
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Hepatitis E / transmission
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Hepatitis E / veterinary*
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Hepatitis E / virology
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Hepatitis E virus / classification
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification
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Incidence
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Liver / virology
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Muscle, Skeletal / virology
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RNA, Viral / genetics*
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Sus scrofa
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Zoonoses / epidemiology*
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Zoonoses / transmission
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Zoonoses / virology
Substances
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Hepatitis Antibodies
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RNA, Viral