Article
Hepatitis E virus RNA in commercial porcine livers in The Netherlands.
Journal of food protection - 1 Dec 2007
Bouwknegt Martijn, Lodder-Verschoor Froukje, van der Poel Wim H M, Rutjes Saskia A, de Roda Husman Ana Maria
Abstract excerpt
Human hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections by genotype 3 strains in industrialized countries are hypothesized to be caused by pigs. To examine this hypothesis, the potential health risks of transmission routes should be examined. Possible foodborne transmission was studied by quantifying the presence and infectivity of HEV in commercial porcine livers in The Netherlands. A comparison of four tissue disruption and...
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