First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China
Joint Authors
Qin, Si-Yuan
Zhao, Quan
Zhu, Xing-Quan
Meng, Qing-Feng
Zhang, Xiao-Xuan
Zhang, Yuan
Jiang, Jing
Yang, Gui-Lian
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-04-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a single stranded RNA, nonenveloped virus, belongs to the genus Hepevirus, in the family of Hepeviridae.
In this study, 46 (5.43%) out of the 847 serum samples from sika deer (Cervus nippon) were detected as seropositive with hepatitis E virus (HEV) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).
These samples were collected from Inner Mongolia and Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces in China, between October 2012 and October 2013.
Seroprevalence of HEV infection in male and female deer was 4.82% and 6.52%, respectively.
HEV seroprevalence in sika deer from different geographical locations varied from 3.13% to 6.73%.
There was no significant difference in HEV seroprevalence between sika deer collected in autumn (5.65%) and winter (4.85%).
This is the first report of HEV seroprevalence in sika deer in China, which will provide foundation information for estimating the effectiveness of future measures to control HEV infection in sika deer in China and assessing the potential risk of humans infected with HEV after consumption of undercooked or raw meat from infected sika deer.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Zhang, Xiao-Xuan& Qin, Si-Yuan& Zhang, Yuan& Meng, Qing-Feng& Jiang, Jing& Yang, Gui-Lian…[et al.]. 2015. First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055717
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Zhang, Xiao-Xuan…[et al.]. First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055717
American Medical Association (AMA)
Zhang, Xiao-Xuan& Qin, Si-Yuan& Zhang, Yuan& Meng, Qing-Feng& Jiang, Jing& Yang, Gui-Lian…[et al.]. First Report of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sika Deer in China. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055717
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055717