ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2023
First detection of hepatitis E virus in dromedary camels from Iran.
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- Transboundary Animal Diseases Associated With Cross-Border Camel Movement. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection in the Context of the One Health Approach: A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Extra-Hepatic Manifestations of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV): A Narrative Review on Meningoencephalitis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Evidence of hepatitis E virus in milk and feces from rural cattle farms in Mazandaran province, Iran.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2025Article
- Zoonotic and Food-Related Hazards Due to Hepatitis A and E in Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Environmental health insights · 2024Review
- First detection of hepatitis E virus in dromedary camels from Iran.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Article
- First serological and molecular investigation of hepatitis E virus infection in dromedary camels in Algeria.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 7 is a zoonotic disease detected in dromedary camels. HYPOTHESIS/
objectivesThe consumption of camel meat and dairy products, the abundance of dromedary camels in Southeast Iran and the import of camels from neighbouring countries to Iran made the researchers investigate the infection rate of camels by the virus. ANIMALS: A total of 53 healthy camels in Southeast Iran (Sistan and Baluchistan Province) tested for HEV RNA.
methodA total of 17 blood samples and 36 liver samples were taken from 53 healthy dromedary camels (aged between 2 and 10 years) from various southeastern regions of Iran. The samples were tested for HEV using RT-PCR.
resultsOverall, 56.6% of the studied samples (n = 30) tested positive for HEV RNA. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: The present study was the first of its kind in Iran and revealed the presence of HEV in the Iranian dromedary camel population, which might play the role of a zoonosis reservoir for its transmission to humans. This discovery raises concerns about food-borne illnesses that can be transmitted from animals to humans. However, further research is needed to identify the specific genotype of the HEV in Iranian dromedary camel infections and to determine the risk of spread to other animals and humans.
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