Pigs Play a Role in Spread of Hepatitis E
NETHERLANDS - Pigs play a role in the exposure process of humans to Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a Dutch scientist has recently revealed.

Warning over H1N1 Risk in Big Pig Farms
NETHERLANDS - Supersized pig farms may be a source of H1N1 flu, four Dutch village doctors in Limburg province have said. Protests have been held against the planned building of large pig- and chicken-rearing...

Hepatitis E Virus Transmitted in Urine and Meat
THE NETHERLANDS - From studying hepatitis E infection in pigs after contact-infection and intravenous inoculation, Martijn Bouwknegt from National Institute for Public Health and the Environment and co-workers...

Transmission of Hepatitis E from Pigs to Humans
THE NETHERLANDS - Researchers studied the course of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in pigs by direct contact and inoculation. They identified urine and meat as possible sources for pig-to-pig and pig-to-human...