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High load of hepatitis E viral RNA in pork livers but absence in pork muscle at French slaughterhouses.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Jan 2018
Feurer C, Le Roux A, Rossel R, Barnaud E, Dumarest M, Garry P, Pavio N
Abstract excerpt
Pork ham muscle can be contaminated with HEV via blood vessels during viremia and represents a possible source of human contamination via the consumption of dried ham. This study evaluated the prevalence of HEV RNA in pork ham muscles and pork livers at slaughterhouses. Serology was determined on the corresponding serum samples. The apparent individual seroprevalence rate in the 49 pig farms studied was 59%...
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