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Detection of hepatitis E virus in milk: Current evidence for viral excretion in a wide range of mammalian hosts.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Nov 2022
Santos-Silva Sérgio, Gonçalves Helena M R, Rivero-Juarez António, Van der Poel Wim H M, Nascimento Maria São José, Mesquita João R
Abstract excerpt
Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) is common in both developing and industrialized nations. Genotypes 3 and 4 are increasingly being reported, particularly in high-income countries where the precise extent of HEV transmission via food is currently unclear. Recently, HEV has been found to be excreted in milk; however, data on the potential milk-borne transmission is still lacking or conflicting and warrants...
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