Hepatitis E Virus Studied in Pork Food Chain
UK - Researchers have reported finding evidence for possible foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) during pork production.
4 March 2013
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By: Alessandra Berto and colleagues at the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency in Weybridge investigated contamination by HEV in the pork production chain in the United Kingdom in 2009-2010.
In their paper in Emerging Infectious Diseases, the report detecting HEV in pig liver samples in a slaughterhouse, in surface samples from a processing plant and in pork sausages and surface samples at point of sale.
Reference
Berto A., F. Martelli, S. Grierson and M. Banks. 2012. Hepatitis E virus in pork food chain, United Kingdom, 2009–2010. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 18(8):1358-1360. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/eid1808.111647
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Further ReadingYou can view the full report by clicking here.Find out more information on hepatitis E in pigs by clicking here. |
