Table 1.
Prevalence of HEV in liver and fecal samples (%, n)
| Sample | Family | Species | Guangzhou | Yiyang | Xiamen | Malipo | Maoming | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Muridae | Rattus norvegicus | 14.57 (29/199) | 30.34 (27/89) | 12.50 (4/32) | 14.00 (7/50) | 29.07 (25/86) | 20.18 (92/456) |
| Rattus tanezumi | 0 (0/13) | 10.53 (2/19) | 16.67 (4/24) | 0 (0/1) | 0 (0/7) | 9.48 (6/64) | ||
| Rattus losea | - | - | 27.96 (26/93) | - | - | 27.96 (26/93) | ||
| Bandicota indica | - | - | 0 (0/1) | - | - | 0 (0/1) | ||
| Subtotal | 13.68 (29/212) | 26.85 (29/108) | 22.67 (34/150) | 13.72 (7/51) | 26.88 (25/93) | 20.19 (124/614) | ||
| Soricidae | Suncus murinus | 0 (0/164) | - | 10.00 (1/10) | - | - | 0.57 (1/174) | |
| Total | 7.71 (29/376) | 26.85 (29/108) | 21.88 (35/160) | 13.72 (7/51) | 26.88 (25/93) | 15.86 (125/788) | ||
| Fecal | Muridae | Rattus norvegicus | 42.21 (84/199) | 65.17 (58/89) | 28.12 (9/32) | 66.00 (33/50) | 59.30 (51/86) | 51.54 (235/456) |
| Rattus tanezumi | 15.38 (2/13) | 68.42 (13/19) | 12.50 (3/24) | 100 (1/1) | 28.57 (2/7) | 32.81 (21/64) | ||
| Rattus losea | - | - | 26.88 (25/93) | - | - | 26.88 (25/93) | ||
| Bandicota indica | - | - | 0 (0/1) | - | - | 0 (0/1) | ||
| Subtotal | 40.57 (86/212) | 65.74 (71/108) | 24.66 (37/150) | 66.67 (34/51) | 56.99 (53/93) | 45.76 (281/614) | ||
| Soricidae | Suncus murinus | 3.05 (5/164) | - | 40.00 (4/10) | - | - | 5.17 (9/174) | |
| Total | 24.20 (91/376) | 65.74 (71/108) | 25.62 (41/160) | 66.67 (34/51) | 56.99 (53/93) | 36.80 (290/788) | ||