Hepatitis E Virus Infections in Free-Ranging and Captive Cetaceans, Spain, 2011–2022

Epidemiologic surveillance of hepatitis E virus in over 300 free-ranging and captive cetaceans in waters off Spain revealed extensive exposure to this pathogen. We suggest the persistent and widespread presence of hepatitis E in the marine environment off the coast of Spain may be driven by terrest...

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Published in:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Javier Caballero-Gómez, Antonio Rivero-Juarez, Adrián Beato-Benítez, Carolina Fernández-Maldonado, Mariano Domingo, Daniel García-Párraga, Antonio Fernández, Eva Sierra, Rainer G. Ulrich, Eva Martínez-Nevado, Cecilia Sierra-Arqueros, Rocío Canales-Merino, Antonio Rivero, Ignacio García-Bocanegra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-12-01
Subjects:	Hepatitis E cetaceans Spain viruses zoonoses hepatitis E virus
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/28/12/22-1188_article