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National survey of the rat hepatitis E virus in rodents in Spain, 2022 to 2023
Caballero-Gómez, J; Fajardo-Alonso, T; Ríos-Muñoz, L; Beato-Benítez, A; Casares-Jiménez, M; García-Bocanegra, I; Cuadrado-Matías, R; Martí-Marco, ABackgroundRat hepatitis E virus (ratHEV) is an emerging virus causing acute and chronic hepatitis in humans. Rats are the main natural reservoir of this pathogen. Large-scale studies assessing ratHEV circulation in rodents in Spain are lacking.AimWe aimed to determine the prevalence of ratHEV in rats in Spain and evaluate potential transmission risk to humans.MethodsWe designed a cross-sectional nationwide stud...
Detection of Rat Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs, Spain, 2023
Rios Munoz, L; Gonzalvez, M; Caballero Gomez, J; Castro Scholten, S; Casares Jimenez, M; Agullo Ros, I; Corona Mata, D; Garcia Bocanegra, IWe identified rat hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA in farmed pigs from Spain. Our results indicate that pigs might be susceptible to rat HEV and could serve as viral intermediaries between rodents and humans. Europe should evaluate the prevalence of rat HEV in farmed pigs to assess the risk to public health.
Optimization of the molecular diagnosis of the acute hepatitis E virus infection
Lopez-Lopez, P; Frias, M; Perez-Jimenez, AB; Freyre-Carrillo, C; Pineda, JA; Aguilera, A; Fuentes, A; Alados, JC; Reina, G; Ramirez-Arellano, ETo evaluate the diagnostic value of the combination of two broad-range PCR assays targeting two different and conserved regions of the viral genome for the diagnosis of acute Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Patients with acute hepatitis were prospectively recruited. In all, HEV-IgM antibodies were tested together with evaluation of HEV viraemia by two PCR assays (ORF3 and ORF1). The number of individuals exh...
Consulta de enfermagem nefrológica em pré-diálise: dados 2011
Gomez Miguel, I; Ruano Muñoz, ML; Sengo, MC; Duarte, F; Lanzas Martin, D; Alves, L; Rivero, A; Amorim, S; Sousa, R; Inchaustegui, L; Leitão, MJ