Hepatitis E virus transmission from wild boar meat.

ABSTRACT: We investigated a case of hepatitis E acquired after persons ate wild boar meat. Genotype 3 hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in both patient serum and wild boar meat. These findings provided direct evidence of zoonotic foodborne transmission of HEV from a wild boar to a human.

SUBMITTER: Li TC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3367655 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature