Table 2.
Prevalence of astrovirus (AV), rotavirus C (RVC), and hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA in pooled female mink and kit fecal samples collected in 2014–2017.
| Females (%) | Kits (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Season | AV | RVC | HEV | AV | RVC | HEV |
| 2014 | Summer | 18 (16/87) | 0 | 2 (2/87) | 31 (27/86) | 0 | 13 (11/86) |
| 2015 | Summer | 9 (9/96) | 3 (3/96) | 6 (6/96) | 17 (17/98) | 4 (4/98) | 21 (21/98) |
| 2016 | Winter* | 6 (5/82) | 1 (1/82) | 5 (4/82) | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Winter* | 1 (1/78) | 8 (6/78) | 5 (4/78) | – | – | – |
| Total (n = 527): | 10 (34/343) | 4 (12/343) | 5 (18/343) | 24 (44/184) | 2 (4/184) | 17 (32/184) | |
*
Only pooled fecal samples from adult female mink could be collected in the winter.