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. 2012 Aug;18(8):1358-60.
doi: 10.3201/eid1808.111647.

Hepatitis E virus in pork food chain, United Kingdom, 2009-2010

Alessandra Berto  1 , Francesca Martelli, Sylvia Grierson, Malcolm Banks
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Hepatitis E virus in pork food chain, United Kingdom, 2009-2010

Alessandra Berto et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Aug.

Abstract

We investigated contamination by hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the pork production chain in the United Kingdom. We detected 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. Our findings provide evidence for possible foodborne transmission of HEV during pork production.

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