Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus Exposure in Free-Ranging Warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in South Africa.

Sarah Sallie, Tongai G Maponga, Angela Daly, Peter Buss, Michele Miller, Wolfgang Preiser

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Sarah SallieDivision of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Avenue, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9327-3782

Tongai G MapongaDivision of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Avenue, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa. tongai@sun.ac.za.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6876-3712

Angela DalyVeterinary Wildlife Services, Conservation Services Department, South African National Parks, Pretoria, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-5417-233X

Peter BussVeterinary Wildlife Services, South African National Parks, Kruger National Park, Skukuza, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5614-0975

Michele MillerDivision of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, South African Medical Research Council Centre for Tuberculosis Research, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5883-6076

Wolfgang PreiserDivision of Medical Virology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Francie van Zijl Avenue, Tygerberg, Cape Town, 7505, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0254-7910

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Abstract

Domestic pigs and wild boar are well-established reservoirs for zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) but whether it also occurs in other Suidae, including warthog, is unknown. Serum samples from 267 free-ranging warthogs collected in Kruger National Park and Mokala National Park, South Africa, were tested for anti-HEV antibodies and for HEV RNA. Overall, 22% (58/267) of samples were seropositive, with significantly higher seroprevalence in Mokala National Park (32%) than Kruger National Park (13%) (χ

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Hepatitis E virusOne HealthSouth AfricaSuidsWarthogZoonosis

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PMID42554939

DOI10.3390/v15010078

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