Hepatitis E Virus in Pork Liver Sausage, France
- Alessandra Berto
- Sylvia Grierson
- Renate Hakze-van der Honing
- Francesca Martelli
- Reimar Johne
- Jochen Reetz
- Rainer G. Ulrich
- Nicole Pavio
- Wim H.M. Van der Poel
- Malcolm Banks
Publication date
February 2013
DOI Publisher
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal
Emerging Infectious DiseasesAbstract
We investigated viability of hepatitis E virus (HEV) identified in contaminated pork liver sausages obtained from France. HEV replication was demonstrated in 1 of 4 samples by using a 3-dimensional cell culture system. The risk for human infection with HEV by consumption of these sausages should be considered to be high
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