Possible Zoonotic Transmission of Hepatitis E from Pet Pig to Its Owner

Renou, Christophe; Cadranel, Jean-Francois; Bourlière, Marc; Halfon, Philippe; Ouzan, Denis; Rifflet, Hervé; Carenco, Philippe; Harafa, Abdelouahid; Bertrand, Jean Jacques; Boutrouille, Annie; Muller, Pierre; Igual, Jean-Pierre; Decoppet, Anne; Eloit, Marc; Pavio, Nicole

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Possible Zoonotic Transmission of Hepatitis E from Pet Pig to Its Owner

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Jul 2007
By Renou, Christophe ; Cadranel, Jean-Francois ; Bourlière, Marc ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Renou, Christophe ; Cadranel, Jean-Francois ; Bourlière, Marc ; Halfon, Philippe ; Ouzan, Denis ; Rifflet, Hervé ; Carenco, Philippe ; Harafa, Abdelouahid ; Bertrand, Jean Jacques ; Boutrouille, Annie ; Muller, Pierre ; Igual, Jean-Pierre ; Decoppet, Anne ; Eloit, Marc ; Pavio, Nicole
Description:

Hepatitis E is transmitted mainly by water or food, but in industrialized countries, all routes of transmission have not been identified. We describe possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus that involved direct contact between a pet pig and its owner.
Subjects:

Adult Animals Animals, Domestic Antibodies, Viral Disease Reservoirs Dispatch Gene Amplification Genotype Hepatitis E Hepatitis E Virus Humans Liver Open Reading Frames Phylogeny RNA, Viral Species Specificity Swine Swine Diseases Transmission Pathway Zoonoses Zoonosis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(7):1094-1096.
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Journal Article
Volume:

13
Issue:

7
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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