Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs from Slaughterhouses, United States, 2017-2019.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(2): 354-357, 2020 02.
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| ID: mdl-31961315
ABSTRACT
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in 6.3% and HEV IgG in 40% of 5,033 serum samples from market-weight pigs at 25 slaughterhouses in 10 US states. The prevalent HEV genotype was zoonotic genotype 3, group 2. Blood of HEV-viremic pigs from slaughterhouses may contaminate pork supply chains.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Suínos
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Vírus da Hepatite E
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Hepatite E
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2020
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Article