Protist enteroparasites in wild boar (Sus scrofa ferus) and black Iberian pig (Sus scrofa domesticus) in southern Spain: a protective effect on hepatitis E acquisition?
Antonio Rivero-JuarezAlejandro DashtiPedro López-LópezAly Salimo MuadicaMaria de Los Angeles RisaldePamela C KösterIsabel MachucaBegoña BailoMarta Hernández de MingoElena DacalIgnacio García-BocanegraJosé M SaugarRafael Calero-BernalDavid González-BarrioAntonio RiveroVerónica BrizDavid CarmenaPublished in: Parasites & vectors (2020)
Our study found a high prevalence of enteroparasites in black Iberian pigs and wild boars in southern Spain, suggesting a sympatric co-transmission of some of the species investigated. It is suggested that extracellular G. duodenalis and Blastocystis sp. might have a protective effect on HEV acquisition in swine.