Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in pigs: implications for human infections in village-based subsistence pig farming in the Lao PDR | Zendy

Stuart D. Blacksell | Zendy; Khin Saw Aye Myint | Zendy; Syseng Khounsy | Zendy; M. Phruaravanh | Zendy; Mammen P. Mammen | Zendy; Nicholas P. J. Day | Zendy; Paul N. Newton | Zendy

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Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in pigs: implications for human infections in village-based subsistence pig farming in the Lao PDR

Author(s) -

Stuart D. Blacksell,

Khin Saw Aye Myint,

Syseng Khounsy,

M. Phruaravanh,

Mammen P. Mammen,

Nicholas P. J. Day,

Paul N. Newton

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725

H-Index - 105

eISSN - 1878-3503

pISSN - 0035-9203

DOI - 10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.003

Subject(s) - christian ministry , subsistence agriculture , livestock , agriculture , tropical medicine , medicine , geography , socioeconomics , library science , political science , sociology , forestry , archaeology , computer science , law , pathology

We report a high seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in pigs in the Lao PDR. HEV seroprevalence was 51.2% (300/586) amongst abattoir pigs and 15.3% (46/301) amongst village pigs. The age distribution suggested previous in-village HEV pig infections. These findings suggest a zoonotic risk associated with village-based smallholder pig farming.

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