Wildlife Reservoir for Hepatitis E Virus, Southwestern France

Wildlife Reservoir for Hepatitis E Virus, Southwestern France

Pigs are a reservoir for hepatitis E virus (HEV). To determine the relative contribution of game to the risk for human HEV infection in southwestern France, we tested wildlife samples. HEV RNA was in 3.3% of wildlife livers, indicating that in this region, eating game meat is as risky as eating pork...

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Main Authors: Sebastien Lhomme, Sokunthea Top, Stephane Bertagnoli, Martine Dubois, Jean-Luc Guerin, Jacques Izopet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
reservoir
wildlife
viruses
France
hepatitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/14-1909_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/14-1909_article

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