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Molecular Detection and Genetic Typing of Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Animals from Slovakia.
Food and environmental virology - 11 Aug 2025
Dudášová K, Pavlová A, Kočíková B, Urda Dolinská M, Šalamúnová S, Molnár L, Kottferová L, Jacková A
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Hepatitis E is an emerging zoonosis caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV) and is recognised worldwide. Wild boars are considered one of the main reservoirs of the zoonotic HEV-3 genotype. However, HEV-3 has also been detected in many other wildlife species. In this study, we investigated 284 liver and muscle tissue samples from wild boars and 107 liver and muscle tissue samples from four different wild ruminant...
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