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Hepatitis E virus infection among raw pork products, pig feces, and human cases in Shandong Province, China: A prospective cross-sectional molecular study.
International journal of food microbiology - 2 Sept 2026
Zhu Xiaotian, Lv Jingjing, Feng Yi, Meng Xin, Zhang Li, Yan Bingyu
Abstract excerpt
Zoonotic Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 4 (HEV-4) has become the major pathogen responsible for acute viral hepatitis in China, with swine as the principal reservoir. This study aimed to further assess the presence of HEV in swine, raw pork products as food and genetic relationship with concurrent human strains in Shandong Province, China. From April 2023 to March 2025, a total of 358 raw pork products (166...
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