Hepatitis e virus in pork food chain, United Kingdom, 2009-2010

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1358-1360

  Berto, Alessandra ^a   Martelli, Francesca ^a   Grierson, Sylvia ^a   Banks, Malcolm ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PORCINE ADENOVIRUS; PORK; PREVALENCE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SLAUGHTERHOUSE; SWINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ABATTOIRS; ANIMALS; FECES; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; LIVER; MEAT PRODUCTS; RNA, VIRAL; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES;

EID: 84864432820     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1808.111647     Document Type: Article

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