Table 2.
Hepatitis E markers identified in serum and fecal samples from the different species of animals.
| Animal Species | No. Animals | No. of Anti-HEV Positive Sera/Number Tested (%) | No. of HEV RNA Positive Serum Samples/Number Tested (%) | No. of HEV RNA Positive Stool Samples/Number Tested (%) | No. of Animals with Any HEV Marker (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild boar Sus scrofa | 139 | 11/134 (8.2) | 7/134 (5.2) | 5/130 (3.8) | 21 1 (16) |
| Moose Alces alces | 69 | 9/66 (14) | 10 2/66 (15) | 7 2/63 (11) | 19 3 (28) |
| Roe deer Capreolus capreolus | 30 | 2/29 (7) | 0/29 | 0/27 | 2 |
| Red deer Cervus elaphus | 15 | 1/14 | 0/14 | 0/13 | 1 |
| Fallow deer Dama dama | 7 | 0/7 | 0/7 | 0/7 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 260 | 23/250 (9.2) | 17/250 (6.8) | 12/240 (5) | 43/260 (17) |
1 One wild boar had HEV RNA both in blood and in fecal materials; 2 There were five moose with HEV RNA in both their serum and fecal materials; 3 Two moose had both detectable anti-HEV antibodies and HEV RNA.