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Interlaboratory Validation of a Detection Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Pig Liver.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:In the last years, the number of notified hepatitis E cases in humans has continuously increased in Europe. Foodborne infection with the zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is considered the major cause of this disease. Undercooked liver and raw sausages containing the liver of pigs and wild boar are at high risk of containing HEV. However, so far, no standardized method for the detection of HEV-RNA in pig liver is available. METHODS:An international collaborative study on method reproducibility involving 11 laboratories was performed for an HEV-RNA detection method, which consists of steps of sample homogenization, RNA extraction and real-time RT-PCR detection, including a process control. Naturally contaminated pork liver samples containing two different amounts of HEV and a HEV-negative pork liver sample were tested by all laboratories using the method. RESULTS:Valid results were retrieved from 10 laboratories. A specificity of 100% and a sensitivity of 79% were calculated for the method. False negative results were only retrieved from the sample containing very low HEV amounts near the detection limit. CONCLUSIONS:The results show that the method is highly specific, sufficiently sensitive and robust for use in different laboratories. The method can, therefore, be applied to routine food control as well as in monitoring studies.

SUBMITTER: Trojnar E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7598171 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Interlaboratory Validation of a Detection Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Pig Liver.

Trojnar Eva E Contzen Matthias M Moor Dominik D Carl Anja A Burkhardt Sabine S Kilwinski Jochen J Berghof-Jäger Kornelia K Mormann Sascha S Schotte Ulrich U Kontek Anne A Althof Nadine N Mäde Dietrich D Johne Reimar R

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<h4>Background</h4>In the last years, the number of notified hepatitis E cases in humans has continuously increased in Europe. Foodborne infection with the zoonotic hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is considered the major cause of this disease. Undercooked liver and raw sausages containing the liver of pigs and wild boar are at high risk of containing HEV. However, so far, no standardized method for the detection of HEV-RNA in pig liver is available.<h4>Methods</h4>An international collaborati ...[more]

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Interlaboratory Validation of a Detection Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Pig Liver.

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Interlaboratory Validation of a Detection Method for Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Pig Liver.

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