Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the leading causes of acute viral hepatitis. Transmission of
HEV mainly occurs via the fecal-oral route (ingesting contaminated water or food) or by …

Foodborne viruses are an important threat to food safety and public health. Globally, there
are approximately 5 million cases of acute viral hepatitis due to hepatitis A virus (HAV) and …

In recent years, hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has been found to be widespread among
different animal species worldwide. In Bulgaria, high HEV seropositivity was found among …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is widespread among domestic pigs, industrial swine, and
wild boars in Bulgaria. The aim of the current research was to present the HEV …

Simple Summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection can cause both acute and chronic
hepatitis in humans and represents an emerging public health concern worldwide. In …

The core antigen of hepatitis B virus (HBcAg) is capable of self-assembly into virus-like
particles (VLPs) when expressed in a number of heterologous systems. Such VLPs are …

Emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases cause serious illness with billions of cases,
and millions of deaths. The most effective way to restrict the spread of zoonotic viruses …

Scientific evidence indicates that hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a zoonotic disease.
Domestic pigs and wild boars are the main animal reservoir for HEV worldwide. The aim of …

Hepatitis E is an emerging global disease, mainly transmitted via the fecal–oral route in
developing countries, and in a zoonotic manner in the developed world. Pigs and wild boar …

The East Balkan swine (Sus scrofa) is the only aboriginal pig breed in Bulgaria, and it is
indigenous to the eastern part of the country. The aim of the present study was to investigate …