Prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis E virus in pigs in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic disease and has been reported around the world. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the sero-prevalence and phylogenetic analysis of HEV in Vietnam. Pig blood and fecal pooled samples were collected to assess the prevalence of HEV. We assessed the true prevalence (TP) of HEV from apparent prevalence (AP) by taking into account the sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tests using a Bayesian approach. For phylogenetic analysis, the data compared with worldwide HEV reference strains including all eight genotypes (G1-G8) which were identified in previous study.

Results

A total of 475 sera and 250 fecal pooled samples were collected at slaughterhouses and pig farms from five provinces, in Viet Nam. Overall, the se

SUBMITTER: Lee HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7489210 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature