Table 1.
HEV real-time RT-PCR (italic) and antibody ELISA results of wild boars from different Swiss cantons. Schaffhausen = SH, Ticino = TI, Aargau = AG, Zurich = ZH, Basel-Landschaft = BL, Solothurn = SO.
| Canton | Material | Test | No. Tested | No. Positive | % Positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SH | Liver | real-time RT-PCR | 75 | 7 | 9.3 |
| Liver juice | Ab-ELISA | 75 | 21 | 28.0 | |
| Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 141 | 23 | 16.3 | |
| TI | Liver | real-time RT-PCR | 46 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Liver juice | Ab-ELISA | 46 | 3 | 6.5 | |
| AG | Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 87 | 4 | 4.6 |
| ZH | Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 64 | 10 | 15.6 |
| BL | Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 92 | 7 | 7.6 |
| SO | Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Unknown | Diaphragm juice | Ab-ELISA | 55 | 1 | 1.8 |
| Total | real-time RT-PCR | 121 | 7 | 5.8 | |
| Ab-ELISA | 566 | 69 | 12.2 |