Title: Soroprevalência da hepatite E em suínos no Distrito Federal, Brasil
Abstract: Hepatitis E is caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) which is currently known to be a zoonotic pathogen and it has pigs as reservoirs.In Brazil, there is no information about the circulation of HEV in swine flocks of the Federal District.Therefore, a cross-sectional study was performed with sera from 449 domestic pigs, provided by the Secretary of Agriculture of the Federal District.Blood samples were collected between June and September 2014.An ELISA kit commercially available was used for the detection of IgG antibodies.It was found a high seroprevalence of antibodies to HEV, since 304 animals showed anti-HEV positive reactions (67.7%; 95% CI = 63.2%,71.9%).The seropositivity presented no difference by gender or age.The results suggest that HEV circulates among domestic pigs in the Federal District, and it can serve as a warning to the local public health system about their possible involvement in human infections.