Department of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 05029, Republic of Korea.
J Microbiol Biotechnol. 2019 Dec 28;29(12):2022-2025. doi: 10.4014/jmb.1910.10059.
Several animal species including pigs are directly involved in the zoonotic transmission of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) to humans. This study was conducted to detect HEV in bovine and porcine raw livers by nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. Zoonotic HEV strains were identified in 1.0 and 3.0% of the tested bovine and porcine livers, respectively. HEV-4 was detected in the bovine livers, but both HEV-3 and HEV-4 were identified in the porcine livers. These results indicate that zoonotic transmission of HEV may occur via consumption of raw or undercooked livers of pigs and cattle.
包括猪在内的几种动物物种直接参与了戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）向人类的人畜共患病传播。本研究通过巢式逆转录-聚合酶链反应检测牛和猪生肝中的 HEV。在检测的牛和猪肝中，分别有 1.0%和 3.0%存在人畜共患病 HEV 株。在牛肝中检测到 HEV-4，但在猪肝中同时检测到 HEV-3 和 HEV-4。这些结果表明，食用生的或未煮熟的猪和牛的肝脏可能会导致 HEV 的人畜共患病传播。
