Table 1.
Results obtained using the pan‐HEV ORF1 RT‐PCR assay to detect the presence of HEV RNA in liver tissue
| Rodent species | Site type | Map I.D. | GB region | PCR result | Species total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rattus norvegicus | Pig farm | A | North Yorkshire | 2/16 | 8/61 (13%, 95% CI 5–21) |
| Pig farm | B | Cheshire | 1/10 | ||
| Pig farm | D | East Yorkshire | 0/1 | ||
| Pig farm | F | East Yorkshire | 0/2 | ||
| Pig farm | H | North Yorkshire | 0/1 | ||
| Pig farm | I | West Yorkshire | 2/16 | ||
| Dairy farm | M | Cheshire | 3/5 | ||
| Beef farm | N | Derbyshire | 0/1 | ||
| Smallholding | Q | Denbighshire | 0/1 | ||
| Commercial | R | Merseyside | 0/3 | ||
| Residential | S | Cheshire | 0/4 | ||
| Road | T | East Yorkshire | 0/1 | ||
| Mus musculus | Pig farm | A | North Yorkshire | 0/1 | 0/97 |
| Pig farm | C | Northumberland | 0/38 | ||
| Pig farm | D | East Yorkshire | 0/9 | ||
| Pig farm | E | Northumberland | 0/16 | ||
| Pig farm | F | East Yorkshire | 0/3 | ||
| Pig farm | G | Midlothian | 0/6 | ||
| Pig farm | H | North Yorkshire | 0/3 | ||
| Pig farm | K | Shropshire | 0/6 | ||
| Pig farm | L | North Yorkshire | 0/15 | ||
| Apodemus sylvaticus | Pig farm | A | North Yorkshire | 0/1 | 0/48 |
| Pig farm | F | East Yorkshire | 0/10 | ||
| Pig farm | G | Midlothian | 0/9 | ||
| Pig farm | I | West Yorkshire | 0/2 | ||
| Pig farm | J | Northumberland | 0/20 | ||
| Dairy farm | M | Cheshire | 0/6 | ||
| Microtus agrestis | Pig farm | H | North Yorkshire | 0/1 | 0/19 |
| Beef farm | O | Cheshire | 0/2 | ||
| Rural | P | Caernarfonshire | 0/16 | ||
| Myodes glareolus | Pig farm | A | North Yorkshire | 0/7 | 0/49 |
| Pig farm | D | East Yorkshire | 0/1 | ||
| Pig farm | E | Northumberland | 0/8 | ||
| Pig farm | F | East Yorkshire | 0/12 | ||
| Pig farm | H | North Yorkshire | 0/9 | ||
| Pig farm | I | West Yorkshire | 0/4 | ||
| Pig farm | J | Northumberland | 0/3 | ||
| Dairy farm | M | Cheshire | 0/1 | ||
| Beef farm | O | Cheshire | 0/3 | ||
| Rural | P | Caernarfonshire | 0/1 | ||
| Sciurus vulgaris | Forest 1 | n/a | North Wales (various) | 0/21 | 0/21 |
| Sciurus carolinensis | Forest 2 | n/a | Merseyside (various) | 0/12 | 0/12 |
The site type and county locations for where each sample was obtained are shown. The map I.D.s correspond to Figure 1.