Zoonotic origin of hepatitis E.
Curr Opin Virol
; 10: 34-41, 2015 Feb.
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The concept of zoonotic viral hepatitis E has emerged a few years ago following the discovery of animal strains of hepatitis E virus (HEV), closely related to human HEV, in countries where sporadic cases of hepatitis E were autochthonous. Recent advances in the identification of animal reservoirs of HEV have confirmed that strains circulating in domestic and wild pigs are genetically related to strains identified in indigenous human cases. The demonstration of HEV contamination in the food chain or pork products has indicated that HEV is frequently a foodborne zoonotic pathogen. Direct contacts with infected animals, consumption of contaminated animal meat or meat products are all potential means of zoonotic HEV transmission. The recent identification of numerous other genetically diverse HEV strains from various animal species poses additional potential concerns for HEV zoonotic infection.
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Asunto principal:
Reservorios de Enfermedades
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Zoonosis
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Virus de la Hepatitis E
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Hepatitis E
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Enfermedades Transmitidas por los Alimentos
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Animals
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Humans
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Curr Opin Virol
Año:
2015
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Article
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