Abstract
Anti-HEV antibodies were detected in animals from abattoir and in farms from northeast Brazil. Our results suggest that HEV is highly disseminated in the swine population and might present a great risk to animal handlers and for consumption of raw or undercooked meat and meat products in northeast Brazil.
Keywords:
Brazil; HEV; Pig; Zoonosis.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Abattoirs
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Animals
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Animals, Domestic / immunology
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Animals, Domestic / virology
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Brazil / epidemiology
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Hepatitis Antibodies / immunology
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Hepatitis E / epidemiology
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Hepatitis E / immunology
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Hepatitis E / veterinary*
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Hepatitis E / virology
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics
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Hepatitis E virus / immunology
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Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
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Swine
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Swine Diseases / epidemiology
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Swine Diseases / immunology
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Swine Diseases / virology*