Serological and virological survey of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in animal reservoirs from Uruguay reveals elevated prevalences and a very close phylogenetic relationship between swine and human strains

•In Uruguay, swine and human strains shared 97–98.1% of nucleotide identity.•HEV is widely distributed among wild boar populations, with a 9.3% HEV RNA detection in serum.•Zoonotic route might play an important role in the transmission of HEV to human population in Uruguay. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) i...

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Veröffentlicht in:Veterinary microbiology 2018-01, Vol.213, p.21-27
Hauptverfasser: Mirazo, Santiago, Gardinali, Noemí R., Cecilia, D'Albora, Verger, Lorenzo, Ottonelli, Florencia, Ramos, Natalia, Castro, Gustavo, Pinto, Marcelo A., Ré, Viviana, Pisano, Belén, Lozano, Alejandra, de Oliveira, Jaqueline Mendes, Arbiza, Juan
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