In search of hepatitis E virus infection in wild boar and cattle from Argentina

LUCIANO F. LA SALA; SOLEDAD BARANDIARAN; MARÍA E. EIRIN; XIMENA FERRARA MUÑIZ ; SERGIO ABATE; SILVIA SÁNCHEZ PUCH; VERÓNICA MATHET; CECILIA M. DELFINO

Sociedad Argentina para el Estudio de los Mamíferos

SAREM

Año: 2022

2618-4788

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a pathogen with zoonotic potential that affects domestic pigs, wild boar Susscrofa, and humans, among other species. The HEV has been reported in wild boar from Argentinaand Uruguay, but knowledge about the epidemiology of this virus is still very scarce in this region. Theobjective of this study was to evaluate the circulation of HEV in wild boar and cattle from Argentinathrough serological (ELISA) and molecular (PCR) analyses. All samples were negative. However, westress the importance of reporting negative cases since these represent key inputs in future researchand risk analysis, mainly in association with the potential for virus transmission between wild boarand susceptible native species.