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Low Serologic Prevalences Suggest Sporadic Infections of Hepatitis E Virus in Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Italian Alps.
Trogu, Tiziana; Ferrari, Nicola; Formenti, Nicoletta; Filipello, Virginia; Pedrotti, Luca; Viganò, Roberto; Lanfranchi, Paolo; Luzzago, Camilla.
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  • Trogu T; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy.
  • Ferrari N; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy.
  • Formenti N; Coordinated Research Center "EpiSoMI", University of Milan, 20133 Milan, Italy.
  • Filipello V; Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", via Bianchi 7/9, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Pedrotti L; Experimental Zooprophylactic Institute of Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna "Bruno Ubertini", via Bianchi 7/9, 25124 Brescia, Italy.
  • Viganò R; Stelvio National Park, via De Simoni 42, 23032 Bormio (SO), Italy.
  • Lanfranchi P; AlpVet Associates, piazza Venzaghi 2, 21052 Busto Arsizio (VA), Italy.
  • Luzzago C; Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Milan, via Celoria 10, 20133 Milan, Italy.
J Wildl Dis ; 56(2): 443-446, 2020 04.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31658433
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a worldwide public health concern, with an increase in human autochthonous cases in Europe. Although domestic pigs and wild boar (Sus scrofa) are the main reservoirs of HEV, the constant expansion of wild ruminants increases the potential for HEV transmission. We investigated HEV infection in chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) and red deer (Cervus elaphus) in the Italian Alps using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We detected HEV antibodies from 2013 to 2015 in both host species, with seroprevalences of 1.2% and 0.8% in chamois and red deer, respectively. All serum samples that were positive to HEV antibodies by ELISA were negative when tested by real-time reverse-transcriptase PCR to detect HEV RNA. The observed low seroprevalence of HEV suggested a sporadic circulation of HEV in the alpine environment, and it was consistent with the low seroprevalence observed in wild boar in the Alps. Our observations supported the role of chamois and red deer as spillover hosts of HEV infections in the Italian Alps.
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ciervos / Virus de la Hepatitis E / Hepatitis E / Rupicapra Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Wildl Dis Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos
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Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Ciervos / Virus de la Hepatitis E / Hepatitis E / Rupicapra Tipo de estudio: Risk_factors_studies Límite: Animals País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: J Wildl Dis Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Italia Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos