Recent Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Wild Boars and Other Ungulates in Japan

• Published in: Viruses Vol. 17; no. 4; p. 524
• Main Authors: Virhuez-Mendoza, Milagros, Ishijima, Keita, Tatemoto, Kango, Kuroda, Yudai, Inoue, Yusuke, Nishino, Ayano, Yamamoto, Tsukasa, Uda, Akihiko, Hotta, Akitoyo, Kabeya, Hidenori, Shimoda, Hiroshi, Suzuki, Kazuo, Komiya, Tomoyoshi, Seto, Junji, Iwashina, Yuki, Hirano, Daisuke, Sawada, Mikio, Yamaguchi, Sayuri, Hosaka, Fusayo, Maeda, Ken
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 04.04.2025; MDPI
• Subjects: Animals; Antibodies; Communication; Deer; Deer - virology; Disease transmission; Diseases; Enzymes; Feces; Feces - virology; Food consumption; game meat; Genetic analysis; Genotype; Hepatitis; Hepatitis Antibodies - blood; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis E - epidemiology; Hepatitis E - veterinary; Hepatitis E - virology; hepatitis E virus; Hepatitis E virus - classification; Hepatitis E virus - genetics; Hepatitis E virus - immunology; Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification; Hogs; Japan - epidemiology; Japanese serow; Phylogeny; Prevention; Public health; Ribonucleic acid; Risk factors; RNA; RNA, Viral - genetics; sika deer; Sus scrofa - virology; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - virology; Thermal cycling; Ungulates; Virus Shedding; Wild boar; Zoonoses; Zoonoses - virology; Japan; United States > US; game meat; hepatitis E virus; Japanese serow; wild boar; sika deer

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen with multiple hosts, posing significant public health risks, especially in regions like Japan where game meat consumption is prevalent. This study investigated HEV infection and viral shedding in wild boars, sika deer, and Japanese serows across Japan....