Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Cell Line, Tumor
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Food Microbiology
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France
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Hepatitis E virus / genetics
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Hepatitis E virus / physiology*
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Hepatitis E virus / ultrastructure
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Humans
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Liver
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Meat Products / virology*
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Molecular Typing
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RNA, Viral / genetics
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Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Sus scrofa
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Virion / genetics
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Virion / physiology*
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Virion / ultrastructure
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Virus Replication