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Stability of Hepatitis E Virus After Drying on Different Surfaces.
Food and environmental virology - 1 Jun 2022
Wolff Alexander, Günther Taras, Johne Reimar
Abstract excerpt
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute and chronic hepatitis in humans. The zoonotic HEV genotype 3 is mainly transmitted by consumption of contaminated food produced from infected animals. However, transmission via contaminated surfaces has also to be considered. Here, the genotype 3c strain 47832c was dried on steel, wood, plastics and ceramics, stored at 23 °C or 3 °C for up to 8 weeks and remaining...
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