Detection of hepatitis E virus in slaughtered pigs in Italy

Abstract The stools of slaughtered pigs were screened for hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV RNA was detected in 7.3% of the samples. HEV strains were characterized as genotype 3 subtype c, a cluster previously not described in Italy. These findings provide evidence that slaughterhouse workers may be exposed to HEV infection..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2009

Erschienen:

2009

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:155

Enthalten in:

Archives of virology - 155(2009), 1 vom: 27. Nov., Seite 103-106

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Di Martino, Barbara [VerfasserIn]
Di Profio, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Martella, Vito [VerfasserIn]
Di Felice, Elisabetta [VerfasserIn]
Di Francesco, Cristina E. [VerfasserIn]
Ceci, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Marsilio, Fulvio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autochthonous Case
Slaughterhouse Worker
Software Pakage
Swine Faecal Sample
Wild Boar

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© Springer-Verlag 2009

doi:

10.1007/s00705-009-0544-0

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OLC2108003223