Possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E from pet pig to its owner.
Hepatitis E is transmitted mainly by water or food, but in industrialized countries, all routes of transmission have not been identified. We describe possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus that involved direct contact between a pet pig and its owner.
Renou
Christophe
C
Centre Hospitalier d'Hyères, Hyères, France.
Cadranel
Jean-Francois
JF
Bourlière
Marc
M
Halfon
Philippe
P
Ouzan
Denis
D
Rifflet
Hervè
H
Carenco
Philippe
P
Harafa
Abdelouahid
A
Bertrand
Jean Jacques
JJ
Boutrouille
Annie
A
Muller
Pierre
P
Igual
Jean-Pierre
JP
Decoppet
Anne
A
Eloit
Marc
M
Pavio
Nicole
N
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D005784:Gene Amplification; D005838:Genotype; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013045:Species Specificity; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000635:transmission* / Q000821:virology; D015047:Zoonoses
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D012367:RNA, Viral