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Detection and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Hepatitis E Virus in a Canadian Swine Production Network.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Dec 2016
Nantel-Fortier Nicolas, Letellier Ann, Lachapelle Virginie, Fravalo Philippe, L'Homme Yvan, Brassard Julie
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Viral contamination along the production chain is a significant concern in both food safety and livestock health. Pigs have been reported to act as a reservoir for zoonotic viruses, sometimes emerging ones, and epidemiological studies have shown direct links between the consumption of uncooked pork offal and cases of hepatitis caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 in humans. The presence of HEV in...
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