Bianca Filoni, María Emilia Lucero, Guadalupe Di Cola, Anabella Fantilli, Alfonsina Roccia, Paola Sicilia, Liliana Luque, Ariana Cachi, María de los Ángeles Marinzalda, Gonzalo Castro, Gisela Masachessi, Viviana Ré, María Belén Pisano
During 2023-2024, we detected rat hepatitis E virus in 67.7% of wastewater samples from central Argentina. This high level of detection opens new inquiries in the region, highlighting the need to investigate the virus in both animal reservoirs and humans, with a focus on hepatitis cases of unknown etiology.