Hepatitis E virus sequences in swine related to sequences in humans, The Netherlands

• Published in: Emerging infectious diseases Vol. 7; no. 6; pp. 970 - 976
• Main Authors: van der Poel, W H, Verschoor, F, van der Heide, R, Herrera, M I, Vivo, A, Kooreman, M, de Roda Husman, A M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.11.2001; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Subjects: Animals; Cloning, Molecular; Diseases; Evaluation; Genetic aspects; Genetic vectors; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis E - epidemiology; Hepatitis E - veterinary; Hepatitis E - virology; Hepatitis E virus - classification; Hepatitis E virus - genetics; Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification; Hepatitus E; HEV; Humans; Netherlands - epidemiology; Phylogeny; RNA, Viral - analysis; Swine; Swine Diseases - epidemiology; Swine Diseases - virology; the Netherlands; zoonoses; Netherlands

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a major cause of viral hepatitis in much of the developing world, has recently been detected in swine in North America and Asia, raising concern about potential for zoonotic transmission. To investigate if HEV is commonly present in swine in the Netherlands, pooled stool sam...