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. 2019 May 17;11(5):452. doi: 10.3390/v11050452

Table 1.

Host Range for Orthohepevirus A.

Animals Susceptible to Orthohepevirus A Infection
Animal Species Scientific Name Genotype Serology/Genome Detectiona Infection Type References
Order
African green monkey Chlorocebus sabaeus HEV 1-2 +/ND Experimental Doceul et al. [34]
Primate
American bison Bison bison ?b +/- Natural Dong et al. [35]
Artiodactyla
Asiatic black bear Ursus thibetanus HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [36]
Perissodactyla
Bactrian camel Camelus bactrianus HEV 8 +/+ Natural Woo et al. [37], Rasche et al. [38]
Artiodactyla
Bonnet macaque Macaca radiata HEV 1 +/+ Natural Arankalle et al. [39]
Primate
Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus HEV 3 +/+ Natural Montalvo Villalba et al. [40]
Cetacea
Cape buffalo Syncerus caffer ? b +/ND Natural El-Tras et al. [41]
Artiodactyla
Cat Felis catus silvestris ? b +/- Natural Liang et al. [42], Mochizuki et al. [43]
Carnivora
Dairy cattle, yellow, Holstein Frisian Bos Taurus primigenius HEV 4, ? b +/+ Natural Arankalle et al. [44], El-Tras et al. [41], Yan et al. [45], Huang et al. [46]
Artiodactyla
Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes HEV 1-4 +/+ Experimental
Natural
Yu et al. [47], Arankalle et al. [48], Meng et al. [49], Yugo et al. [50], Zhou et al. [51], Spahr et al. [52]
Primate
Clams (Yamato-shijimi) Corbicula japonica HEV 3 ND/+ Natural Li et al. [53]
Veneroida
Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [36]
Carnivora
Crowned crane Balearica regulorum HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [36]
Gruiformes
Cynomolgus macaque Macaca fascicularis HEV 1-5, 8 +/+ Experimental
Natural
Balayan et al. [54], Tsarev et al. [55], Bradley et al. [56], Aggarwal et al. [57], de Carvalho et al. [58], Li et al. [59], Wang et al. [60]
Primate
Dog Canis lupis familiaris HEV 4? b +/- Natural Liu et al. [61], Liang et al. [42], McElroy et al. [62], Arankalle et al. [44]
Carnivora
Domestic Pig Sus scrofa domestica HEV 3, 4 +/+ Experimental
Natural
Meng et al. [63],
Artiodactyla
Donkey Equus africanus HEV 3 ND/+ Natural Garcia-Bocanegra et al. [64]
Perissodactyla
Dromedary camel Camelua dromedarius HEV 7 +/+ Natural Woo et al. [37], Rasche et al. [38]
Artiodactyla
Eastern owl monkey Aotus trivirgatus HEV 1, 2 +/+ Experimental Yugo et al. [40], Ticehurst et al. [65]
Primate
European brown hare Lepus europaeus HEV 3? b +/- Natural Hammershmidt et al. [66]
Lagomorpha
Farmed mink Neovison vison HEV 3 ND/+ Natural Xie et al. [67]
Carnivora
Goat Capra hircus aegagrus HEV 3, 4 +/+ Natural Peralta et al. [68], El-Tras et al. [41], Sanford et al. [69], Di Martina et al. [70], Li et al. [71], Long et al. [70]
Artiodactyla
Gray langur Semnoppithecus entellus HEV 1 +/+ Natural Arankalle et al. [39]
Primate
Himalayan griffon Gyps himalayensis HEV 3 ND/+ Natural Li et al. [72]
Accipitriformes
Horse Equus caballus ferus HEV 1,3 +/+ Natural Saad et al. [33], Zhang et al. [73]
Perissodactyla
Human Homo sapiens HEV 1-4, 7 +/+ Natural
Experimental
Balayan et al. [54], Arankalle et al. [74], Huang et al. [75], Meng et al. [63], Hsieh et al. [76], Lee et al. [77]
Primate
Japanese macaque Macaca fuscata HEV 3 +/+ Natural Yamamoto et al. [78]
Primate
Japanese white rabbit Oryctologus cuniculus domesticus HEV 3 ND/+ Experimental Natural Xia et al. [79]
Lagomorpha
Javan mongoose Herpestes javanicus HEV 3 +/+ Natural Li et al. [80], Nakamura et al. [81], Nidaira et al. [82]
Carnivora
Mongolian gerbil Meriones unguiculatus HEV 4 +/+ Experimental Liu et al. [83]
Rodentia
Moustached tamarin Saguinus mystax mystax HEV 1,2 +/+ Experimental Bradley et al. [56]
Primate
Mussels (Blue mussel, Mediterranean mussel, Pacific mussel), Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis, Crassostrea gigas HEV 3 ND/+ Natural O’Hara et al. [84], Krog et al. [85], Diez-Valcarce et al. [86], Crossan et al. [30]
Ostreoida
Norwegian rat Rattus norvegicus HEV 3 +/+ Natural Kanai et al. [87], Lack et al. [88]
Rodentia
Patas monkey Erythrocebus patas HEV 1, 2 ND/+ Experimental Yugo et al. [50]
Primate
Rabbit
New Zealand White, Rex, Japanese White
Oryctolagus cuniculus
domesticus
HEV 3 +/+ Experimental
Natural
Cossaboom et al. [89], Izopet et al. [90], Carusoet al. [91], Hammerschmidt et al. [66], Birke et al, [92], Zhao et al. [93], Genget al. [94], Xia et al. [79]
Lagomorpha
Raccoon Procyon lotor ? b +/- Natural Dähnert et al. [95]
Carnivora
Raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides ? b +/- Natural Dähnert et al. [95]
Carnivora
Red deer Cervus elaphus HEV 3 -/+ Natural Forgách [96] et al, Anheyer-Behmenburg et al. [97]
Artiodactyla
Reeves’ muntjac Muntiacus reevesi HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [73]
Artiodactyla
Rhesus macaque Macaca mulatta HEV 1-4 +/+ Experimental
Natural
Arankalle et al. [39], Yamamoto et al. [78], Meng et al. [49], Huang et al. [98]
Primate
Roe deer Capreolus capreolus HEV 3 -/+ Natural Reuter et al. [99], Forgách et al. [96] 2010, Anheyer-Behmenburg et al. [97]
Artiodactyla
Sheep Ovis aries orientalis HEV 3, 4 +/+ Natural El-Tras et al. [41], Peralta et al. [68], Sarchese et al. [100], Wu et al. [101]
Artiodactyla
Sika deer Cervus nippon nippon HEV 3,4 +/+ Natural Sonoda et al. [102], Zhang et al. [73]
Artiodactyla
Silver pheasant Lophura nycthemera HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [36]
Galliformes
Squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus HEV 1,2 +/+ Experimental Tsarev et al. [55]
Primate
Swedish moose Alces alces HEV ? c +/+ Natural Lin et al. [103], Lin et al. [4]
Artiodactyla
Tufted deer Elaphodus cephalophus HEV 4 ND/+ Natural Zhang et al. [73]
Artiodactyla
Vervet monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus HEV 1,2 ND/+ Experimental Tsarev et al. [55]
Primate
Wild boar Sus scrofa HEV 3,4,5,6 +/+ Natural Sonoda et al. [102], Martelli et al, De Deus et al. [104], Adlhoch et al. [105], Wiratsudakulet al. [106], Kaci et al. [107], Dong et al. [35], Takahashi et al. [108], Takahashi et al. [109], Larska et al. [110], Carpentier et al. [111], Anheyer-Behmenburg et al. [97]
Artiodactyla
Yak Bos grunniens HEV 4 +/+ Natural Xu et al. [112]
Artiodactyla
Yezo deer Cervus nippon yesoensis HEV 3 or 4? b +/- Natural Sonoda et al. [102], Tomiyama et al. [113]
Artiodactyla

Table 1. Animals known to be associated with Orthohepevirus A infection. Text in bold indicates taxonomic order. For serology/genome detection “+” is any reported positive result, “-“ indicates assays were performed and results were negative, “ND indicates test was not performed (Not Done).” a Serology and genomic RNA detection are a summary of all published data. Individual articles may have only included serology, only genomic RNA detection, or both. b Data presented as only serological data suggest animals were exposed to HEV but a definitive strain could not be assigned due to the single serotype of all HEV strains. c Swedish moose HEV strain has not been assigned to a current HEV genotype and appears to cluster between Orthohepevirus A and Orthohepevirus C strains.