Inactivation of infectious hepatitis E virus present in commercial pig livers sold in local grocery stores in the United States

International Journal of Food Microbiology

Volumn 123, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 32-37

  Feagins, A R ^a   Opriessnig, T ^b   Guenette, D K ^a   Halbur, P G ^b   Meng, X J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial pig liver; Food safety; Hepatitis E virus; HEV; Inactivation; Swine

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; INCUBATION TEMPERATURE; INFECTION; INOCULATION; LIVER HOMOGENATE; NONHUMAN; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD HANDLING; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; LIVER; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SWINE; UNITED STATES;

HEPATITIS E VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 40249085990     PISSN: 01681605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2007.11.068     Document Type: Article

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