Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2013)

Hepatitis E Virus in Pork Liver Sausage, France

  • Alessandra Berto,
  • Sylvia Grierson,
  • Renate Hakze-van der Honing,
  • Francesca Martelli,
  • Reimar Johne,
  • Jochen Reetz,
  • Rainer G. Ulrich,
  • Nicole Pavio,
  • Wim H.M. Van der Poel,
  • Malcolm Banks

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1902.121255
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 19, no. 2
pp. 264 – 266

Abstract

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We investigated viability of hepatitis E virus (HEV) identified in contaminated pork liver sausages obtained from France. HEV replication was demonstrated in 1 of 4 samples by using a 3-dimensional cell culture system. The risk for human infection with HEV by consumption of these sausages should be considered to be high.

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