Institute of Novel and Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Institute of Epidemiology at the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald-Insel Riems, Germany.
Transbound Emerg Dis. 2018 Oct;65(5):1377-1380. doi: 10.1111/tbed.12877. Epub 2018 Apr 14.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic virus which circulates in pigs and wild boars as main reservoir species. To reveal the infection rate in carnivores, we have carried out a monitoring study of raccoons, raccoon dogs, dogs and cats sampled in Brandenburg, Germany. In summary, 53.8% (43 of 80) of the raccoons, 34.3% (25 of 73) of the raccoon dogs, 56.6% (47 of 83) of dogs and 32.3% (21 of 65) of cats were tested positive for HEV-specific antibodies. No viral RNA could be detected. This first description of anti-HEV antibodies in raccoons and raccoon dogs worldwide and in dogs and cats in Germany highlights the natural host range expansion of HEV.
戊型肝炎病毒 (HEV) 是一种动物源性病毒，主要在猪和野猪中循环。为了揭示肉食动物的感染率，我们对德国勃兰登堡州的浣熊、貉、狗和猫进行了监测研究。总之，80 只浣熊中有 53.8%（43 只）、73 只貉中有 34.3%（25 只）、83 只狗中有 56.6%（47 只）和 65 只猫中有 32.3%（21 只）被检测出抗 HEV 抗体呈阳性。未检测到病毒 RNA。这是全球范围内首次在浣熊和貉以及德国的狗和猫中描述抗 HEV 抗体，突显了 HEV 自然宿主范围的扩大。
