| Literature DB >> 33625897 |
Ilia Tsachev1, Magdalena Baymakova2, Plamen Marutsov1, Krasimira Gospodinova1, Todor Kundurzhiev3, Vladimir Petrov1, Roman Pepovich4.
Abstract
Scientific evidence indicates that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a zoonotic disease. Domestic pigs and wild boars are the main animal reservoir for HEV worldwide. The aim of this study was to analyze the seroprevalence of HEV infection among wild boars in western Bulgaria. Serum samples from 240 wild boars from two regions of the country (northwestern and southwestern) were tested for anti-HEV Immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. The overall HEV seroprevalence was 40.8% (98/240); northwestern region 40.0% (48/120); southwestern region 41.7% (50/120). HEV seropositivity in the southwestern region was higher than in the northwestern region: odds ratio = 1.071 (95% confidence interval: 0.640-1.793). This research provided the first seroprevalence study to HEV in wild boars from western Bulgaria.Entities:
Keywords: Bulgaria; hepatitis E virus; seroprevalence; wild boars
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Year: 2021 PMID： 33625897 DOI： 10.1089/vbz.2020.2756
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vector Borne Zoonotic Dis ISSN： 1530-3667 Impact factor: 2.133