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Hepatitis E Virus and Toxoplasma Gondii in Wild Boars from Southern Kyushu, Japan
Hirano Shinji1, Ijiri Moe2, Fujimoto Yoshikazu2
1Joint Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Transboundary Animal Disease Research Center, National University Corporation Kagoshima University, 1-21-24 Korimoto, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, 890-8580, Japan. s.hirano19821007@gmail.com.
Abstract:
This study investigated the seroprevalence of zoonotic hepatitis E virus and Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in wild boars from southern Kyushu, Japan, from 2014 to 2021, including increased hunting until 2015. The seroprevalence was 16.38% for hepatitis E virus (n = 116; 95% CI 10.74-24.17) and 12.40% for T. gondii (n = 130; 95% CI 7.78-19.20). A decreasing trend for hepatitis E virus was observed (P = 0.05777). As the first study on wild boars in southern Kyushu, it provides insights into hepatitis E virus and T. gondii epidemiology, suggesting that managing boar density could help control diseases.
