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Detection of hepatitis E virus in slaughtered pigs in Italy |
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| Authors: | Barbara Di Martino Federica Di Profio Vito Martella Elisabetta Di Felice Cristina E Di Francesco Chiara Ceci Fulvio Marsilio |
| Institution: | 1. Department of Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria di Teramo, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro, 45, 64100, Teramo, Italy 2. Department of Public Health and Animal Sciences, University of Bari, Valenzano, Bari, Italy |
| Abstract: | The stools of slaughtered pigs were screened for hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV RNA was detected in 7.3% of the samples. HEV strains were characterized as genotype 3 subtype c, a cluster previously not described in Italy. These findings provide evidence that slaughterhouse workers may be exposed to HEV infection. |
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