o:35790 Seroepidemiological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus in Intensive Pig Farming in Vojvodina Province, Serbia Seroepidemiološko ispitivanje Hepatitis E virusa na farmama svinja sa intenzivnim uzgojem u Vojvodini, Srbija en ABSTRACT Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of acute hepatitis E infection in humans. Two epidemiological patterns of the disease exist-endemic and sporadic. Genotypes 1 (HEV-1) and 2 (HEV-2) are transmitted through contaminated water and are responsible for the outbreaks of many large-scale epidemics in developing countries of Asia and Africa. Genotypes 3 (HEV-3) and 4 (HEV-4) have zoonotic potential and cause sporadic cases and small outbreaks in high-income countries. The first case of HEV infection in swine was confirmed in 1997 and later detected in other animal species. The aim of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of HEV infection in pig farms in Vojvodina province, Serbia. Hepatitis E virus; zoonosis; pigs; serology; ELISA; western blot 1552099 10.3390/ani15020151 2025-01-31T11:44:51.451Z 44 yes 46 Diana Lupulović University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor veterinarskih nauka 0000-0002-2476-4887 Marija Gnjatović University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor biotehničkih nauka person 0000-0001-8233-1636 Jasna Prodanov-Radulović Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia person Danica Ćujić University of Belgrade, Institute for the Application of Nuclear Energy INEP, Serbia doktor medicinskih nauka-farmacija person 0000-0002-6145-3850 Vladimir Gajdov Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia person Milena Samojlović Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia person Tamaš Petrović Scientific Veterinary Institute "Novi Sad", Novi Sad, Serbia person application/pdf 638496 https://phaidrabg.bg.ac.rs/o:35790 no yes 16 70 92000001 11A29 11A2910 Animals 15 2 MDPI, Basel, Switzerland 2025