Occurrence of Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs and Pork Cuts and Organs at the Time of Slaughter, Spain, 2017

Occurrence of Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs and Pork Cuts and Organs at the Time of Slaughter, Spain, 2017

Zoonotic hepatitis E, mainly caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype (gt) 3, is a foodborne disease that has emerged in Europe in recent decades. The main animal reservoir for genotype 3 is domestic pigs. Pig liver and liver derivates are considered the major risk products, and studies focused on...

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Main Authors: Nerea García, Marta Hernández, Maialen Gutierrez-Boada, Antonio Valero, Alejandro Navarro, Milagros Muñoz-Chimeno, Alvaro Fernández-Manzano, Franco Matías Escobar, Irene Martínez, Carmen Bárcena, Sergio González, Ana Avellón, Jose M. Eiros, Gislaine Fongaro, Lucas Domínguez, Joaquín Goyache, David Rodríguez-Lázaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
prevalence
seroprevalence
pigs
pork cuttings
pig organs
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.02990/full

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