Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Weybridge, UK.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Aug;18(8):1358-60. doi: 10.3201/eid1808.111647.
We investigated contamination by hepatitis E virus (HEV) in the pork production chain in the United Kingdom. We detected HEV in pig liver samples in a slaughterhouse, in surface samples from a processing plant, and in pork sausages and surface samples at point of sale. Our findings provide evidence for possible foodborne transmission of HEV during pork production.
我们调查了英国猪肉生产链中戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)的污染情况。我们在屠宰场的猪肝样本、加工厂的表面样本以及猪肉香肠和销售点的表面样本中检测到了 HEV。我们的发现为猪肉生产过程中可能发生的食源性 HEV 传播提供了证据。