Hepatitis E Virus Transmission from Wild Boar Meat

Hepatitis E Virus Transmission from Wild Boar Meat

We investigated a case of hepatitis E acquired after persons ate wild boar meat. Genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in both patient serum and wild boar meat. These findings provided direct evidence of zoonotic foodborne transmission of HEV from a wild boar to a human.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tian-Cheng Li, Katsumi Chijiwa, Nobuyuki Sera, Tetsuya Ishibashi, Yoshiki Etoh, Yuji Shinohara, Yasuo Kurata, Miki Ishida, Shigeru Sakamoto, Naokazu Takeda, Tatsuo Miyamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E
hepatitis E virus
zoonosis
wild boar
foodborne infection
dispatch
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-1041_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/12/05-1041_article

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