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Serological study on hepatitis E infection in Croatian pig herds

The aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of HEV in domestic pig population at different ages in Croatia. During 2009 serum samples of 200 pigs were collected from four farrow-to-finishing farms. Serum specimens were tested for the presence of specific anti-HEV IgG antibodies by ELISA using a commercially available reagents (MP Diagnostic HEV ELISA, MP Biomedicals Suisse S.A., Switzerland). Among 200 serum samples collected from four pig farms overall seroprevalence was 89, 5%. Positive rate of HEV specific IgG in all farms ranging from 86% to 92%. Al four pig producing units located in different geographical regions were HEV positive. The highest proportion of 100% IgG positive animals comprised gilts and finishers. Our results show that HEV is present and widespread among pig population in Croatia at high HEV antibody prevalence (89, 5%). This is the first evidence of HEV infection in Croatian domestic swine population.

hepatitis E; serology

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