title: Wildlife Reservoir for Hepatitis E Virus, Southwestern France.
abstract: Pigs are a reservoir for hepatitis E virus (HEV). To determine the relative contribution of game to the risk for human HEV infection in southwestern France, we tested wildlife samples. HEV RNA was in 3.3% of wildlife livers, indicating that in this region, eating game meat is as risky as eating pork.
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lhomme
authors.forename: Sokunthea
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Top
authors.forename: Stephane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bertagnoli
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dubois
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Guerin
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Izopet
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003670:Deer / Q000821:virology; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000235:genetics*; D008099:Liver / Q000821:virology; D015995:Prevalence; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D011817:Rabbits; D034421:Sus scrofa / Q000821:virology
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral
keywords: France; hepatitis; hepatitis E virus; reservoir; viruses; wildlife