Hepatitis E Virus Transmission from Wild Boar Meat

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Authors

Tian‐Cheng Li · National Institute of Infectious Diseases

Katsumi Chijiwa · Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences

Nobuyuki Sera · Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences

Tetsuya Ishibashi · Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences

Yoshiki Etoh · Fukuoka Institute of Health and Environmental Sciences

Yuji Shinohara

Yasuo Kurata

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.

Topics & Keywords

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Veterinary medicine and infectious diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Emerging infectious diseases

Volume 11, Issue 12, pp. 1958-1960

DOI: 10.3201/eid1112.051041

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