Hepatitis E virus in pork liver sausage, France.
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.
Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, UK. alessandra.berto@live.com
Alessandra
A
Berto
Sylvia
S
Grierson
Renate
R
Hakze-van der Honing
Francesca
F
Martelli
Reimar
R
Johne
Jochen
J
Reetz
Rainer G
RG
Ulrich
Nicole
N
Pavio
Wim H M
WH
Van der Poel
Malcolm
M
Banks
D000818:Animals; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005602:France; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver; D008461:Meat Products / Q000821:virology*; D058889:Molecular Typing; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014771:Virion / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014779:Virus Replication
D012367:RNA, Viral