title: Detection of hepatitis E virus in slaughtered pigs in Italy.
abstract: The stools of slaughtered pigs were screened for hepatitis E virus (HEV). HEV RNA was detected in 7.3% of the samples. HEV strains were characterized as genotype 3 subtype c, a cluster previously not described in Italy. These findings provide evidence that slaughterhouse workers may be exposed to HEV infection.
authors: Department of Scienze Biomediche Comparate, Facoltà di Medicina Veterinaria di Teramo, Università degli Studi di Teramo, Piazza Aldo Moro, 45, 64100 Teramo, Italy. bdimartino@unite.it
authors: Barbara
authors: B
authors: Di Martino
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Di Profio
authors: Vito
authors: V
authors: Martella
authors: Elisabetta
authors: E
authors: Di Felice
authors: Cristina E
authors: CE
authors: Di Francesco
authors: Chiara
authors: C
authors: Ceci
authors: Fulvio
authors: F
authors: Marsilio
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000821:virology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D013552:Swine / Q000821:virology*