Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E virus infection in the Irish pig population

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E is an acute viral disease of humans, occurring in explosive outbreaks in the developing world and as sporadic cases in returning travellers. Increasing recognition of indigenous transmission in Western countries suggests a zoonotic source of infection, most likely pigs. To de...

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Autores principales: O’Connor, Michael, Roche, Sarah-Jayne, Sammin, Dónal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
Materias:
Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4431038/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25977752
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13620-015-0036-3
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E is an acute viral disease of humans, occurring in explosive outbreaks in the developing world and as sporadic cases in returning travellers. Increasing recognition of indigenous transmission in Western countries suggests a zoonotic source of infection, most likely pigs. To determine if hepatitis E virus is present in Irish pigs, sera from 330 animals were examined for antibodies using a commercially available ELISA. FINDINGS: Antibodies were detected in 89 pigs (27%) in 13 herds (81%). CONCLUSIONS: Hepatitis E virus is present in most Irish pig herds and in many animals within these herds.

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