Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among the general population in a livestock-dense area in the Netherlands: A cross-sectional population-based serological survey
Background: Recent serological studies indicate that hepatitis E virus (HEV) is endemic in industrialised countries. The increasing trend in the number of autochthonous cases of HEV genotype 3 in Western European countries, stresses the importance to get insight in the exact routes of exposure. Pigs are the main animal reservoir, and zoonotic food-borne transmission of HEV is proven. However, infected pigs can excrete large amounts of virus via their faeces enabling environmental transmission of HEV to humans. This might pose a risk for of neighbouring residents of livestock farming. Methods:... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2017 |
Schlagwörter: | Environmental exposure / Hepatitis E virus / Livestock / Seroprevalence / Zoonoses |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26831899 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://repub.eur.nl/pub/116548 |