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Animal reservoir

One health

Published by Andreza Figueiredo

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been demonstrated in various animal species; those recognized as potential zoonotic reservoirs pose a considerable risk to public health. The expanding host range...


Animal reservoir

Public health

Published by Ana Carolina Abrantes

Currently, the infection of European wild boars with the Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is seen as an emerging Public Health concern. Humans may be in danger of contracting acute lethal hepatitis from foodbo...


Animal reservoir

Food virology

Published by Maria Belen Pisano

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging cause of viral hepatitis and several animals such as pigs, wild boars or deers, are considered a reservoir for the virus. HEV genotype 3 (HEV-3) has been reporte...


Animal reservoir

One health

Published by Santiago Mirazo

Wildlife is considered an important factor in the emergence and spread of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases that can ultimately impact human and animal health. It is estimated that 75% of e...


Animal reservoir

Published by Fabian Lean

The ferret is commonly used as an animal model for studying viral diseases, including the flu and SARS-CoV-2. However, compared to other animals used in experimental studies, we don't know as much abo...


Animal reservoir

One health

Published by Kobey Karamendin

Until now, the camel was considered an ordinary farm animal with infectious diseases peculiar only to it. In recent years, new data have been obtained indicating the ability of camels to serve as a ca...


Animal reservoir

One health

Published by Javier Caballero Gómez

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with worldwide distribution that has been detected in an increasing range of animal species in the last decade. The virus is shed primarily in ...


Animal reservoir

One health

Published by Marina Meester

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is very common in pig farms throughout the world and pigs are an important source of human infections in industrialized countries, probably mainly by consumption of ...


Animal reservoir

Published by Javier Caballero Gómez, Antonio Rivero, Antonio Rivero-Juarez

The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is still the most endangered felid species in the world, although different projects, including EU LIFE-Nature projects, have been launched since 2000s to save the Ibe...


Animal reservoir

Published by Sherif El-Kafrawy, Esam Azhar

Camels gained attention since the discovery of MERS-CoV as intermediary hosts for potentially epidemic zoonotic viruses. Epidemiological studies on hepatitis E virus (HEV) seroprevalence in pregnant E...


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2023-04-28

2nd International HEV Symposium
The meeting will be held from April 28 to 29, 2023, in London. The 2-day meeting will feature talks and presentations given on the latest updates on HEV epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, laboratory research, and disease control. More information: https://www.ivi.int/hev-symposium-2023/