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Frequent Hepatitis E Virus Contamination in Food Containing Raw Pork Liver, France

Journal

EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 20, Issue 11, Pages 1925-1927

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CENTERS DISEASE CONTROL
DOI: 10.3201/eid2011.140891

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  1. French Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry
  2. European Union [278433-PREDEMICS]

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Food products containing raw pork liver are suspected to be vehicles for transmission of hepatitis E virus. Four categories of food products, comprising 394 samples, were analyzed to determine hepatitis E virus prevalence. Virus was detected in 3%-30% of the different categories. Phylogenetic analysis showed high identity with human and swine sequences.

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