Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Hyalomma lusitanicum Ticks Feeding on Wild Boars

Little is known about the role of ticks in maintaining highly prevalent zoonotic viruses in wildlife, such as hepatitis E virus (HEV), which do not require ticks for transmission between animals and humans. In this cross-sectional study, adult female ticks were collected from Eurasian wild boar (Sus...

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Main Authors: Antonio Rivero-Juarez, María A. Risalde, Christian Gortázar, Pedro Lopez-Lopez, Jose A. Barasona, Mario Frias, Javier Caballero-Gomez, José de la Fuente, Antonio Rivero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2021.692147/full