Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France

Food products containing raw pork liver are suspected to be vehicles for transmission of hepatitis E virus. Four categories of food products, comprising 394 samples, were analyzed to determine hepatitis E virus prevalence. Virus was detected in 3%–30% of the different categories. Phylogenetic analys...

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Main Authors: Nicole Pavio, Thiziri Merbah, Anne Thébault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/11/14-0891_article
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description Food products containing raw pork liver are suspected to be vehicles for transmission of hepatitis E virus. Four categories of food products, comprising 394 samples, were analyzed to determine hepatitis E virus prevalence. Virus was detected in 3%–30% of the different categories. Phylogenetic analysis showed high identity with human and swine sequences.
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spelling doaj.art-68bf695846f64dd4ad33dbebd5bcc74b2022-12-22T03:19:01ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592014-11-0120111925192710.3201/eid2011.140891Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, FranceNicole PavioThiziri MerbahAnne ThébaultFood products containing raw pork liver are suspected to be vehicles for transmission of hepatitis E virus. Four categories of food products, comprising 394 samples, were analyzed to determine hepatitis E virus prevalence. Virus was detected in 3%–30% of the different categories. Phylogenetic analysis showed high identity with human and swine sequences.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/11/14-0891_articleHepatitis E virusfoodborne zoonosisraw pork livervirusesFranceFood Safety
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Thiziri Merbah
Anne Thébault
Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Hepatitis E virus
foodborne zoonosis
raw pork liver
viruses
France
Food Safety
title Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
title_full Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
title_fullStr Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
title_full_unstemmed Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
title_short Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France
title_sort frequent hepatitis e virus contamination in food containing raw pork liver france
topic Hepatitis E virus
foodborne zoonosis
raw pork liver
viruses
France
Food Safety
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/20/11/14-0891_article
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