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dc.contributor.authorOwolodun, Olajide Aen
dc.contributor.authorGerber, Priscilla Freitasen
dc.contributor.authorGimenez-Lirola, Luis Gen
dc.contributor.authorKwaga, Jacob K Pen
dc.contributor.authorOpriessnig, Tanjaen
dc.date.accessioned2017-06-06T09:23:00Z-
dc.date.issued2014-
dc.identifier.citationAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 91(4), p. 699-704en
dc.identifier.issn1476-1645en
dc.identifier.issn0002-9637en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21265-
dc.description.abstractHepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of acute hepatitis in humans. Zoonotic transmission between pigs and humans has been confirmed. Human HEV infection is common in Nigeria; however, characterization of HEV infection in other species was lacking. The objective of this study was to investigate HEV infection in Nigerian pigs. A total of 286 serum samples from six states in Nigeria were tested for presence of anti-HEV IgG. Ninety fecal samples from one of these states (Plateau State) were tested for presence of HEV RNA. The overall prevalence of anti-HEV IgG-positive or suspect-positive pigs was 55.6% (159 of 286) with regional prevalence rates ranging from 36% (9 of 25; Delta State) to 88% (22 of 25; Taraba State). The overall HEV RNA prevalence rate was 76.7% (69 of 90). All polymerase chain reaction-positive samples belonged to HEV genotype 3 based on sequencing. The results indicate that HEV genotype 3 infection is widespread in Nigerian pigs.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen
dc.titleFirst Report of Hepatitis E Virus Circulation in Domestic Pigs in Nigeriaen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.identifier.doi10.4269/ajtmh.14-0144en
dcterms.accessRightsGreenen
dc.subject.keywordsVeterinary Virologyen
dc.subject.keywordsVeterinary Diagnosis and Diagnosticsen
dc.subject.keywordsVeterinary Epidemiologyen
local.contributor.firstnameOlajide Aen
local.contributor.firstnamePriscilla Freitasen
local.contributor.firstnameLuis Gen
local.contributor.firstnameJacob K Pen
local.contributor.firstnameTanjaen
local.subject.for2008070704 Veterinary Epidemiologyen
local.subject.for2008070703 Veterinary Diagnosis and Diagnosticsen
local.subject.for2008070712 Veterinary Virologyen
local.subject.seo2008830308 Pigsen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.emailpgerber2@une.edu.auen
local.output.categoryC1en
local.record.placeauen
local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
local.identifier.epublicationsrecordune-chute-20170602-153751en
local.publisher.placeUnited States of Americaen
local.format.startpage699en
local.format.endpage704en
local.identifier.scopusid84907694468en
local.url.openhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4183390en
local.peerreviewedYesen
local.identifier.volume91en
local.identifier.issue4en
local.access.fulltextYesen
local.contributor.lastnameOwolodunen
local.contributor.lastnameGerberen
local.contributor.lastnameGimenez-Lirolaen
local.contributor.lastnameKwagaen
local.contributor.lastnameOpriessnigen
dc.identifier.staffune-id:pgerber2en
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local.identifier.unepublicationidune:21457en
local.identifier.handlehttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/21265en
dc.identifier.academiclevelAcademicen
local.title.maintitleFirst Report of Hepatitis E Virus Circulation in Domestic Pigs in Nigeriaen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorOwolodun, Olajide Aen
local.search.authorGerber, Priscilla Freitasen
local.search.authorGimenez-Lirola, Luis Gen
local.search.authorKwaga, Jacob K Pen
local.search.authorOpriessnig, Tanjaen
local.uneassociationUnknownen
local.year.published2014en
local.subject.for2020300905 Veterinary epidemiologyen
local.subject.for2020300904 Veterinary diagnosis and diagnosticsen
local.subject.for2020300914 Veterinary virologyen
local.subject.seo2020100410 Pigsen
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