High Hepatitis E virus (HEV) Positivity Among Domestic Pigs and Risk of HEV Infection of Individuals Occupationally Exposed to Pigs and Pork Meat in Hanoi, Vietnam | Zendy

Nghiem Xuan Hoan | Zendy; Pham Xuan Huy | Zendy; Bùi Tiến Sỹ | Zendy; Christian G. Meyer | Zendy; Trinh Van Son | Zendy; Mai Thanh Binh | Zendy; Đào Phương Giang | Zendy; Dam Tu Anh | Zendy; C.Thomas Bock | Zendy; Bo Wang | Zendy; Hoang Văn Tong | Zendy; Peter G. Kremsner | Zendy; Lê Hữu Song | Zendy; Nguyễn Lĩnh Toàn | Zendy; Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan | Zendy

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High Hepatitis E virus (HEV) Positivity Among Domestic Pigs and Risk of HEV Infection of Individuals Occupationally Exposed to Pigs and Pork Meat in Hanoi, Vietnam

Author(s) -

Nghiem Xuan Hoan,

Pham Xuan Huy,

Bùi Tiến Sỹ,

Christian G. Meyer,

Trinh Van Son,

Mai Thanh Binh,

Đào Phương Giang,

Dam Tu Anh,

C.Thomas Bock,

Bo Wang,

Hoang Văn Tong,

Peter G. Kremsner,

Lê Hữu Song,

Nguyễn Lĩnh Toàn,

Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofz306

Subject(s) - hepatitis e virus , seroprevalence , genotype , hepatitis e , medicine , virology , zoonosis , antibody , population , feces , biology , veterinary medicine , serology , immunology , environmental health , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , biochemistry

Hepatitis E virus circulates in domestic pigs in Hanoi and constitutes a permanent zoonotic disease risk. The high HEV seroprevalence among occupationally exposed individuals indicates an associated risk of HEV infection.

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