Farm biosecurity measures to prevent hepatitis E virus infection in finishing pigs on endemically infected pig farms

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) can be transmitted from pigs to humans and cause liver inflammation. Pigs are a major reservoir of HEV and most slaughter pigs show evidence of infection by presence of antibodies (ELISA) or viral RNA (PCR). Reducing the number of HEV infected pigs at slaughter would likely r...

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Published in:	One Health
Main Authors:	Marina Meester, Tijs J. Tobias, Jan van den Broek, Carmijn B. Meulenbroek, Martijn Bouwknegt, Wim H.M. van der Poel, Arjan Stegeman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-06-01
Subjects:	HEV Zoonosis Foodborne Within-farm transmission Risk factors Mitigation
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771423000903