Article
[Molecular Investigation on the Presence of Hepatitis E Virus in Wild Game in Okazaki City, Japan between April 2010 and November 2014].
Shokuhin eiseigaku zasshi. Journal of the Food Hygienic Society of Japan - 1 Jan 2015
Nakane Kunihiko, Ito Hiromasa, Isogai Kenji, Itakura Yuko, Kasuya Keiichi, Kobayashi Shinichi
Abstract excerpt
Cases of hepatitis E have been caused by infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) due to consumption of raw or undercooked game meats and liver of wild boars or deer in various countries. We investigated HEV prevalence in wild boar and deer in Okazaki City and its outskirts, Aichi, Japan, using liver samples (439 boar; 185 deer) collected between April 2010 and November 2014. HEV RNA was detected in 49 (11.2%)of...
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