ArticleFood and environmental virology2021
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Spread and Genetic Diversity in Game Animals in Northern Italy.
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- Hepatitis E virus surveillance in wild ruminants from northwestern Italy: results of a three-year molecular survey.Veterinary research communications · 2026Article
- Genetic Heterogeneity of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Wild Boars in Italy.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Article
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- High hepatitis E virus prevalence in pig slurry samples from the north-western region of Germany.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- Absence of hepatitis E virus in hedgehogs in northern Italy in 2022-2024.Virology journal · 2026Article
- Molecular Detection and Genetic Typing of Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Animals from Slovakia.Food and environmental virology · 2025Article
- Meta-analysis of global prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in deer.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Hepatitis E Virus RNA Detection in Liver and Muscle Tissues Sampled from Home Slaughtered Domestic Pigs in Central Italy.Food and environmental virology · 2024Article
- Hepatitis E and Potential Public Health Implications from a One-Health Perspective: Special Focus on the European Wild Boar (Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Longitudinal serological and virological survey of hepatitis E virus in wild boar (Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors for Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boar and Red Deer in Portugal.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Evidence of Circulation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Wild Boar in South-East Italy.Viruses · 2023Article
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- Hepatitis E Virus RNA Detection from Hunted Wild Boars in Central Italy: an Epidemiological Investigation.Food and environmental virology · 2023Article
- Absence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Italian Lagomorph Species Sampled between 2019 and 2021.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- Hepatitis E Virus (HEV): Identification of Subtypes 3b and 3m in Wild Boar Population in Liguria Region, Italy.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Current Knowledge of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Epidemiology in Ruminants.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Hepatitis E Virus Detection in Hunted Wild Boar Liver and Muscle Tissues in Central Italy.Microorganisms · 2022Article
- Hepatitis E virus detection in hunted wild boar (Italian journal of food safety · 2022Article
- Virome characterization of game animals in China reveals a spectrum of emerging pathogens.Cell · 2022Article
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Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E, an emerging public health infection which has an increasing incidence across Europe. Because of the apparent lack of species barriers, HEV was characterized as a zoonotic agent. Swine are recognized as the main reservoir, but HEV is also found in wild animals such as ungulates, lagomorphs, and bats. Our work aimed at detecting the HEV presence in wild fauna in two hunting areas of Northern Italy (Parma and Sondrio areas) with different environmental and anthropic characteristics to investigate its possible role as reservoir. Liver samples were collected from wild boars, red deer, roe deer and chamois, and viral identification was carried out by One-Step RT Real-time PCR. Positive samples were genotyped, and phylogenetic analysis was performed. The virus was found only in the wild boar population, with different prevalence and subtypes in the two areas (14% HEV3a and 1.2% close to HEV3f in Parma and Sondrio, respectively). Wild ruminants seem otherwise to pose a marginal risk. Given the high pig farm density in the Parma area, and expansion of the wild boar population, continuous monitoring of the strains circulating in wildlife is crucial.
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