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Porcine blood used as ingredient in meat productions may serve as a vehicle for hepatitis E virus transmission.
International journal of food microbiology - 18 Sept 2017
Boxman Ingeborg L A, Jansen Claudia C C, Hägele Geke, Zwartkruis-Nahuis Ans, Cremer Jeroen, Vennema Harry, Tijsma Aloys S L
Abstract excerpt
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the use of porcine blood(products) in food could be a risk for a hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. HEV RNA was detected in 33/36 batches of (non-heated) liquid products and in 7/24 spray dried powder products. Contamination levels varied among the products, but were highest in liquid whole blood, plasma and fibrinogen reaching levels of 2.2×102 to 2.8×102...
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