Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs, Spain, 2023

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Apr;30(4):823-826. doi: 10.3201/eid3004.231629.ABSTRACTWe identified rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA in farmed pigs from Spain. Our results indicate that pigs might be susceptible to rat HEV and could serve as viral intermediaries between rodents and humans. Europe should evaluate the prevalence of rat HEV in farmed pigs to assess the risk to public health.PMID:38526410 | PMC:PMC10977822 | DOI:10.3201/eid3004.231629

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lucia Rios-Mu ñoz Mois és Gonzálvez Javier Caballero-Gomez Sabrina Castro-Scholten Mar ía Casares-Jimenez Irene Agull ó-Ros Diana Corona-Mata Ignacio Garc ía-Bocanegra Pedro Lopez-Lopez Tom ás Fajardo Jo ão R Mesquita Mar ía A Risalde Antonio Riv Source Type: research