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Evidence of Wild Boars as a Reservoir of Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 3: Implications for Public Health in Argentina.
Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) - 12 Feb 2026
Williman Macarena Marta, Colina Santiago Emanuel, Di Cola Guadalupe, Ozaeta Diana Sofia, Carpinetti Bruno Nicolás, Pisano María Belén, Ré Viviana Elizabeth, Serena María Soledad, Echeverría María Gabriela, Metz Germán Ernesto
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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a global public health concern, causing over 20 million infections annually. It is primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route, with wild boars and domestic swine as major reservoirs involved in zoonotic transmission. Bahía de Samborombón is an important natural reserve in Argentina characterized by a high population of wild boars, located in a livestock-intensive region near major...
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