TY - JOUR AU - Anheyer-Behmenburg, Helena AU - Szabo, Kathrin AU - Schotte, Ulrich AU - Binder, Alfred AU - Klein, Günter AU - Johne, Reimar T1 - Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Boars and Spillover Infection in Red and Roe Deer, Germany, 2013–2015 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 1 SP - 130 SN - 1080-6059 AB - To determine animal hepatitis E virus (HEV) reservoirs, we analyzed serologic and molecular markers of HEV infection among wild animals in Germany. We detected HEV genotype 3 strains in inner organs and muscle tissues of a high percentage of wild boars and a lower percentage of deer, indicating a risk for foodborne infection of humans. KW - Hepatitis E virus KW - wild boar KW - red deer KW - roe deer KW - fallow deer KW - spillover KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - Germany DO - 10.3201/eid2301.161169 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/1/16-1169_article ER - End of Reference