Hepatitis E virus in pork production chain in Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, 2010.
Hepatitis E virus in pork production chain in Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, 2010.
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DOI:
10.3201/eid1808.111783
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发表时间:
2012-08
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Ruggeri FM
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作者:
Di Bartolo I;Diez-Valcarce M;Vasickova P;Kralik P;Hernandez M;Angeloni G;Ostanello F;Bouwknegt M;Rodríguez-Lázaro D;Pavlik I;Ruggeri FM
Processing does not substantially abate endogenous virus. We evaluated the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the pork production chain in Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain during 2010. A total of 337 fecal, liver, and meat samples from animals at slaughterhouses were tested for HEV by real-time quantitative PCR. Overall, HEV was higher in Italy (53%) and Spain (39%) than in Czech Republic (7.5%). HEV was detected most frequently in feces in Italy (41%) and Spain (39%) and in liver (5%) and meat (2.5%) in Czech Republic. Of 313 sausages sampled at processing and point of sale, HEV was detected only in Spain (6%). HEV sequencing confirmed only g3 HEV strains. Indicator virus (porcine adenovirus) was ubiquitous in fecal samples and absent in liver samples and was detected in 1 slaughterhouse meat sample. At point of sale, we found porcine adenovirus in sausages (1%–2%). The possible dissemination of HEV and other fecal viruses through pork production demands containment measures.