Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus Exposure in Free-Ranging Warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) in South Africa.

IF 2.3 3区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Ecohealth Pub Date : 2026-08-05 DOI:10.1007/s10393-026-01827-0

Sarah Sallie, Tongai G Maponga, Angela Daly, Peter Buss, Michele Miller, Wolfgang Preiser

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Abstract

Domestic pigs and wild boar are well-established reservoirs for zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) but whether it also occurs in other Suidae, including warthog, is unknown. Serum samples from 267 free-ranging warthogs collected in Kruger National Park and Mokala National Park, South Africa, were tested for anti-HEV antibodies and for HEV RNA. Overall, 22% (58/267) of samples were seropositive, with significantly higher seroprevalence in Mokala National Park (32%) than Kruger National Park (13%) (χ² = 13, p = 0.0003). No HEV RNA was detected. These findings provide the first serological evidence of HEV exposure in African warthogs.

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南非自由放养疣猪（非洲疣猪）戊型肝炎病毒暴露的血清学证据。

家猪和野猪是公认的人畜共患戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）的宿主，但它是否也发生在其他猪科，包括疣猪，尚不清楚。对在南非克鲁格国家公园和莫卡拉国家公园采集的267只自由放养疣猪的血清样本进行了抗HEV抗体和HEV RNA检测。总体血清阳性率为22%(58/267)，其中莫卡拉国家公园血清阳性率为32%，显著高于克鲁格国家公园（13%）（χ2 = 13, p = 0.0003）。未检测到HEV RNA。这些发现提供了非洲疣猪HEV暴露的第一个血清学证据。

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Ecohealth 环境科学-环境科学

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4.50

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4.00%

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>24 weeks

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