Detection of antibodies to the hepatitis E virus in domestic reindeer ( Rangifer tarandus ) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
Vera S KichatovaIlya A PotemkinFedor A Asadi MobarkhanT D RumyantsevaSergey I SemenovKaren K KyuregyanMikhail I MikhailovPublished in: Voprosy virusologii (2023)
The observed anti-HEV detection rates among domestic reindeer in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) indicate that infection caused by HEV or an antigenically similar virus is common in these animals. The dynamics of antibody accumulation in the reindeer population indicates that infection apparently occurs during the first two years of life.