Autochthonous hepatitis E infection in a slaughterhouse worker.
We report the first hepatitis E infection case detected in a slaughterhouse worker. The identified strain belonged to genotype 3, subtype 3f. Partial sequence analysis of the strain isolated from his serum showed a percentage of nucleotide homology ranging from 83.4% up to 97.3% compared with European human and swine strains, respectively. These findings point strongly to hepatitis E virus as a vocationally acquired illness by means of the manipulation of infected organs from pigs.
Pérez-Gracia
Maria Teresa
MT
Departamento de Atención Sanitaria, Salud Pública y Sanidad Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales y de la Salud, Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Moncada, Valencia, Spain. teresa@uch.ceu.es
Mateos
Maria Luisa
ML
Galiana
Carolina
C
Fernández-Barredo
Salceda
S
García
Angel
A
Gómez
Maria Teresa
MT
Moreira
Victor
V
D000003:Abattoirs; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000097:blood / Q000635:transmission / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010802:Phylogeny
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M