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APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
卷 11, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11010043
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hepatitis E virus; shellfish; food-borne; risk assessment
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- Ministero della Salute [IZSPB 03/19 RC]
This study detected HEV virus in shellfish sold in the Apulia region of Italy, with two samples testing positive, accounting for 0.89%. This is the first detection of HEV in retail mussels in the region, highlighting the potential role of shellfish as a vehicle for viral pathogens transmission.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents one of the principal causative agents of hepatitis globally. Among the five HEV genotypes affecting humans, genotypes 3 and 4 are zoonotic and are the main source of hepatitis E in developed countries. HEV has been detected in several foods. The present work investigated the presence of this virus in shellfish sold at retail in the Apulia region of Italy. The presence of HEV RNA was assessed by real-time RT-PCR in 225 shellfish samples collected during 2018. Overall, two (0.89%) of these samples tested positive for HEV RNA. To our knowledge, this is the first notification of the detection of HEV in mussels sold at retail in the Apulia region. These data highlight the potential role of shellfish as a vehicle for the transmission of viral pathogens.
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