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Detection of hepatitis E virus in pork liver sausages.
International journal of food microbiology - 16 Jan 2015
Di Bartolo Ilaria, Angeloni Giorgia, Ponterio Eleonora, Ostanello Fabio, Ruggeri Franco Maria
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E infection is regarded as an emerging public-health concern. The disease is normally self-limiting (mortality rate 1%), but chronic infections have recently been observed in transplanted patients. The etiological agent HEV is a small RNA virus infecting both humans and animals. In humans, the disease may be food-borne and pig is a main reservoir for zoonotic strains. In the present study, we evaluated...
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