High Proportion of Asymptomatic Infections in an Outbreak of Hepatitis E Associated With a Spit-Roasted Piglet, France, 2013 | Zendy

Yvonnick Guillois | Zendy; Florence Abravanel | Zendy; Takayuki Miura | Zendy; Nicole Pavio | Zendy; V Vaillant | Zendy; Sébastien Lhomme | Zendy; Françoise S. Le Guyader | Zendy; Nicolas Rose | Zendy; Jean-Claude Le Saux | Zendy; Lisa King | Zendy; Jacques Izopet | Zendy; Élisabeth Couturier | Zendy

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High Proportion of Asymptomatic Infections in an Outbreak of Hepatitis E Associated With a Spit-Roasted Piglet, France, 2013

Author(s) -

Yvonnick Guillois,

Florence Abravanel,

Takayuki Miura,

Nicole Pavio,

V Vaillant,

Sébastien Lhomme,

Françoise S. Le Guyader,

Nicolas Rose,

Jean-Claude Le Saux,

Lisa King,

Jacques Izopet,

Élisabeth Couturier

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/civ862

Subject(s) - medicine , outbreak , asymptomatic , veterinary medicine , confidence interval , serology , hepatitis e , environmental health , virology , immunology , biology , genotype , antibody , biochemistry , gene

On 11 December 2013, 3 clustered cases of hepatitis E were reported on a French coastal island. Individuals had taken part in a wedding meal that included a spit-roasted piglet. The piglet had been stuffed with a raw stuffing partly made from the liver. Investigations were carried out to identify the vehicle of contamination and evaluate the dispersion of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the environment.

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