Hepatitis E Virus in Pigs from Slaughterhouses, United States, 2017-2019.

ABSTRACT: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA was detected in 6.3% and HEV IgG in 40% of 5,033 serum samples from market-weight pigs at 25 slaughterhouses in 10 US states. The prevalent HEV genotype was zoonotic genotype 3, group 2. Blood of HEV-viremic pigs from slaughterhouses may contaminate pork supply chains.

SUBMITTER: Sooryanarain H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6986846 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature