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Hepatitis E Virus in Sylvatic and Captive Wild Boar from Portugal

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dc.contributor.authorMesquita, João R.
dc.contributor.authorOliveira, R. M. S.
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Catarina
dc.contributor.authorVieira-Pinto, M.
dc.contributor.authorNascimento, M. S. J.
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-27T15:07:28Z
dc.date.available2017-10-03T00:30:11Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-01
dc.description.abstractHepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic agent today considered a major Public Health issue in industrialized countries. HEV strains belonging to zoonotic genotype 3 are widely present in swine, being today considered important reservoirs for human disease. Unlike in swine, only scarce data are available on the circulation of HEV in wild boar. This study describes the detection and molecular characterization of HEV in livers from sylvatic wild boar hunted in Portugal and destined for consumption. Additionally, the detection of HEV in stools of a confined wild boar population also destined for consumption is also described. A total of 80 liver samples collected during the hunting season of 2011/2012 and 40 stools collected in February 2012 from a wild boar breeding farm in Portugal were tested by a nested broad-spectrum RT-PCR assay targeting open reading frame (ORF) 1. Twenty livers (25.0%) and 4 stools (10%) were positive for HEV. Phylogenetic analysis showed that all strains clustered with sequences classified as HEV genotype 3 subgenotype e. To our knowledge, this is the first report documenting the occurrence and molecular analysis of HEV in sylvatic and captive wild boar destined for human consumption in Portugal. This report demonstrates for the first time the circulation of HEV in wildlife reservoirs of Portugal adding knowledge to the epidemiology of HEV in wild boar populations.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMesquita, J. R., Oliveira, R. M. S., Coelho, C., Vieira-Pinto, M. & Nascimento, M. S. J. (2016). Hepatitis E Virus in Sylvatic and Captive Wild Boar from Portugal. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 63 (5), 574–578. doi:10.1111/tbed.12297pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/tbed.12297pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4664
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherWileypt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/tbed.12297/fullpt_PT
dc.subjectAnimalspt_PT
dc.subjectWild Animalspt_PT
dc.subjectFecespt_PT
dc.subjectGenotypept_PT
dc.subjectHepatitis Ept_PT
dc.subjectHepatitis E viruspt_PT
dc.subjectLiverpt_PT
dc.subjectPhylogenypt_PT
dc.subjectPortugalpt_PT
dc.subjectSwinept_PT
dc.subjectSwine Diseasespt_PT
dc.titleHepatitis E Virus in Sylvatic and Captive Wild Boar from Portugalpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage578pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue5pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage574pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleTransboundary and Emerging Diseasespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume63pt_PT
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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