Hepatitis E virus transmission from wild boar meat.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 11(12): 1958-60, 2005 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16485490
ABSTRACT
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.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Suínos
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Zoonoses
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Vírus da Hepatite E
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Hepatite E
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Sus scrofa
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Carne
Limite:
Animals
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
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Article