Journal
FOOD AND ENVIRONMENTAL VIROLOGY
Volume 10, Issue 2, Pages 217-221Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s12560-018-9337-5
Keywords
Hepatitis E virus; HEV; Genotype 3; Bivalve mollusks; Shellfish; Contamination
Funding
- Chief Scientist Office [ETM/32] Funding Source: Medline
- Chief Scientist Office [ETM/32] Funding Source: researchfish
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Shellfish samples (n = 310) purchased from local supermarkets were analysed for the presence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) by nested RT-PCR and real-time qRT-PCR. Overall, 2.9% of samples tested positive for the presence of HEV. Phylogenetic analysis of HEV sequences revealed all as being genotype 3 HEV. This is the first report of the detection of HEV in commercially sold shellfish in Scotland. These findings may encourage further research that will help address the gaps in the knowledge in respect to foodborne transmission of HEV in Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom.
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