Prevalence of hepatitis E virus among wild boar in the Ehime area of western Japan

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Population

406 boar living in the Ehime area of western Japan from 2001 to 2004 (392 wild-caught, 14 bred)

Design

Cross-sectional

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Discussion

Suggests HEV vigilance with boar products in endemic areas; leaves open relative contributions of bred versus wild sources to human cases.

Population

406 boar living in the Ehime area of western Japan from 2001 to 2004 (392 wild-caught, 14 bred)

Outcome

Prevalence of IgG class antibodies against HEV (anti-HEV) and HEV-RNAsurrogate

HEV infection is endemic in wild boar in the Ehime area of Japan, indicating they are an important reservoir for the virus.

Michitaka et al. (2007) studied this question.

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Suggests HEV vigilance with boar products in endemic areas; leaves open relative contributions of bred versus wild sources to human cases.