Table 2 Prevalence of HEV in domestic pigs and wild animal species using RT-nPCR assay
Investigated host | ORF1 targeting primers | ORF2 targeting primers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample type (number of HEV positive/tested samples (%)) | All types of samples (number of HEV positive/tested (%, 95% CI)) | Sample type (number of HEV positive/tested samples (%)) | All types of samples(number of HEV positive/tested (%, 95% CI)) | |||
Serum | Liver | Serum | Liver | |||
Domestic pigs (Sus scrofa domesticus) | 155/470 (32.98) | – | 155/470 (32.98%, 28.88–37.35) | 106/470 (22.55) | – | 106/470 (22.55%, 19.01–26.55) |
Wild boars (Sus scrofa) | 62/235 (26.38) | 69/270 (25.56) | 131/505 (25.94%, 22.31–29.93) | 41/235 (17.44) | 45/270 (16.67) | 86/505 (17.03%, 14.00–20.55) |
Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) | 10/45 (22.22) | 11/48 (22.92) | 21/93 (22.58%, 15.27–32.07) | 7/45 (15.56) | 5/48 (10.42) | 12/93 (12.90%, 7.54–21.21) |
Red deer (Cervus elaphus) | 1/13 (7.69) | 0/2 (0) | 1/15 (6.67%, 1.19–29.82) | 0/13 (0) | 0/2 (0) | 0/15 (0%, 0.00–20.39) |
Moose (Alces alces) | 1/13 (7.69) | – | 1/13 (7.69%, 1.37–33.31) | 0/13 | – | 0/13 (0%, 0.00–22.81) |