RT Journal Article
T1 Presence of hepatitis E virus in testis of naturally infected wild boars.
A1 Risalde, Maria A
A1 Frias, Mario
A1 Caballero-Gomez, Javier
A1 Lopez-Lopez, Pedro
A1 Fast, Christine
A1 Jimenez-Ruiz, Saul
A1 Agullo-Ros, Irene
A1 Eiden, Martin
A1 Jimenez-Martin, Debora
A1 Garcia-Bocanegra, Ignacio
A1 Rivero, Antonio
A1 Carlos Gomez Villamandos, Jose
A1 Rivero-Juarez, Antonio
K1 Genotype 3
K1 Hepatitis E virus
K1 Testicle
K1 Wild boar
AB The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the main cause of viral acute hepatitis in the world, affecting more than 20 million people annually. During the acute phase of infection, HEV can be detected in various body fluids, which has a significant impact in terms of transmission, diagnosis or extrahepatic manifestations. Several studies have isolated HEV in the genitourinary tract of humans and animals, which could have important clinical and epidemiological implications. So, our main objective was to evaluate the presence of HEV in testis of naturally infected wild boars (Sus scrofa). For it, blood, liver, hepatic lymph node and testicle samples were collected from 191 male wild boars. The presence of HEV was evaluated in serum by PCR, as well as in tissues by PCR and immunohistochemistry. Four animals (2.09%; 95%CI: 0.82-5.26) showed detectable HEV RNA in serum, being confirmed the presence of HEV-3f genotype in three of them by phylogenetic analysis. HEV was also detected in liver and/or hepatic lymph nodes of the four animals by RT-PCR, as well as by immunohistochemistry analysis. Only one of these wild boars also showed detectable viral load in testis, observing HEV-specific labelling in a small number of fibroblasts and some Sertoli cells. Our results confirm the presence of HEV genotype 3 in naturally infected wild boar testis, although no associated tissue damage was evidenced. This study does not allow us to discard semen as a possible source of HEV transmission in suids. Future experimental studies are necessary to evaluate the impact of HEV genotype 3 on fertility and the possibility of transmission through sexual contact in this specie.
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022-08-17
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20025
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/20025
LA en
NO Risalde MA, Frias M, Caballero-Gómez J, Lopez-Lopez P, Fast C, Jiménez-Ruiz S, et al. Presence of hepatitis E virus in testis of naturally infected wild boars. Transbound Emerg Dis. 2022 Nov;69(6):3317-3324
DS RISalud
RD Apr 16, 2025