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Molecular Investigation on the Presence of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Wild Game in North-Western Italy.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Sept 2015
Serracca Laura, Battistini Roberta, Rossini Irene, Mignone Walter, Peletto Simone, Boin Claudia, Pistone Giancarlo, Ercolini Riccardo, Ercolini Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Meat products from HEV-infected reservoir animal species are capable of transmitting HEV to humans and represent a public health concern. Human HEV cases have been linked to the consumption of raw or undercooked pig liver sausages, pork, and game meats, such as wild boars and deer worldwide. Direct exposure to swine or wild game species might also represent a source of HEV transmission especially for...
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