Table 2. Prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibodies in wild boar in Japan.
| Sex |
Body weight (kg) |
Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | No record | <30 | 30–50 | >50 | No record | ||
| No. of examined animals | 1,151 | 1,027 | 197 | 637 | 772 | 538 | 428 | 2,375 |
| No. of positive animals | 139 | 140 | 15 | 34 | 115 | 99 | 46 | 294 |
| Percentage of anti-HEV antibody-positive animals | 12.1% | 13.6% | 7.6% | 5.3% | 14.9% | 18.4% | 10.7% | 12.4% |