Abstract
We investigated a case of hepatitis E acquired after persons ate wild boar meat. Genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in both patient serum and wild boar meat. These findings provided direct evidence of zoonotic foodborne transmission of HEV from a wild boar to a human.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Base Sequence
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Female
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Food Microbiology
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Hepatitis E / transmission*
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Hepatitis E / veterinary*
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Hepatitis E / virology
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
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Humans
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Meat / virology*
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Middle Aged
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Phylogeny
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Sus scrofa / virology*
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Swine Diseases / transmission*
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Swine Diseases / virology
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Zoonoses / transmission
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Zoonoses / virology*