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Identification of Hepatitis E Virus in Bovine and Porcine Raw Livers

  • Go, Hyeon-Jeong (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Byung-Joo (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Ahn, Hee-Seop (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lyoo, Eu-Lim (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Hwi (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Joong-Bok (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Park, Seung-Yong (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Song, Chang-Seon (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Won (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University) ;
  • Choi, In-Soo (Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University)
  • Received : 2019.10.28
  • Accepted : 2019.11.20
  • Published : 2019.12.28
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Abstract

Several animal species including pigs are directly involved in the zoonotic transmission of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) to humans. This study was conducted to detect HEV in bovine and porcine raw livers by nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Zoonotic HEV strains were identified in 1.0 and 3.0% of the tested bovine and porcine livers, respectively. HEV-4 was detected in the bovine livers, but both HEV-3 and HEV-4 were identified in the porcine livers. These results indicate that zoonotic transmission of HEV may occur via consumption of raw or undercooked livers of pigs and cattle.

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