Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boars and Spillover Infection in Red and Roe Deer, Germany, 2013-2015.

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.

SUBMITTER: Anheyer-Behmenburg HE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5176221 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature