Hepatitis E Virus: A New Foodborne Zoonotic Concern.

Hepatitis E Virus: A New Foodborne Zoonotic Concern.
Adv Food Nutr Res. 2018;86:55-70
Authors: Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Hernandez M, Cook N
Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enteric nonenveloped single-stranded RNA virus. Among the mammalian lineages, four genotypes are associated to human infection: genogroups 1 and 2 infect only humans and are mainly found in developing countries, while genogroups 3 and 4 are zoonotic, being found in a variety of animal species including pigs, and are autochthonous in developed countries. HEV infection can result in liver damage and with genotypes 1 and 2 symptoms can be particularly severe in pregnant women, with a high lethality ratio. Several cases of foodborne transmission of hepatitis E have been reported, often involving consumption of meat, especially raw or undercooked. Information is lacking on the exact extent of foodborne transmission of HEV.
PMID: 30077224 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Advances in Food and Nutrition Research - August 6, 2018 Category: Nutrition Authors: Rodríguez-Lázaro D, Hernandez M, Cook N Tags: Adv Food Nutr Res Source Type: research