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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Portugal
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is recognized as a zoonotic agent causing an emerging human viral disease in industrialized nations. HEV is primarily found in domestic pigs and wild boars, which serve as the primary animal host for the virus globally, but also camels and deers, which serve as reservoirs. In order to investigate the importance of the wild red deer (Cervus elaphus) and wild boar (Sus scrofa) in the epidemiology of HEV infection, a serological survey was performed on samples from 648 wild ungulates (297 wild red deer and 351 wild boar from the Center region of Portugal.
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ELISA Hepatitis E Virus Wild boar Red deer
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PIRES, H. [et al.] (2023) - Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in wild boar (Sus scrofa) and in red deer (Cervus elaphus) in Portugal. In 2nd Meeting of the Associate Laboratory for Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vila Real, 2023 - Book of abstracts. pp. 63.