Hepatitis E virus detection in hunted wild boar (Sus scrofa) livers in Central Italy.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen, responsible for numerous cases of infection in humans. Transmission occurs through the orofecal route, and ingestion of contaminated foods represents an important risk factor for final consumer's health. Wild animal species, in particular wild boar (Sus scrofa), are the main virus reservoirs; liver is the target organ, from which, through the hematic diffusion, HEV reaches different tissues and organs, as muscular one. The hygienic-sanitary critical issues connected with game meat food chain in general, and particularly wild boar, with special regards to any geographical area where this animal species can be directly in contact with humans, domestic ones (i.e., domestic pig), and other wild reservoirs (i.e., wild ruminant

SUBMITTER: Ferri G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9251872 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature