Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in pigs: implications for human infections in village-based subsistence pig farming in the Lao PDR

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作者
Blacksell, Stuart D.
Myint, Min Saw Aye
Khounsy, Syseng
Phruaravanh, Manivanh
Mammen, Mammen P., Jr.
Day, Nicholas P. J.
Newton, Paul N.
机构
[1] Oxford Univ Trop Med Res Collaborat, Wellcome Trust Mahosot Hosp, Mahosot Hosp, Oxford, England
[2] Mahidol Univ, Fac Trop Med, Wellcome Trust Mahidol Univ, Oxford Trop Med Res Programme, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
[3] Univ Oxford, Churchill Hosp, Ctr Clin Vaccinol & Trop Med, Nuffield Dept Clin Med, Oxford, England
[4] Armed Forces Res Inst Med Sci, Dept Virol, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
基金
英国惠康基金;
关键词
hepatitis E virus; HEV; smallholder farming; pigs; Laos;
D O I
10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.003
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
We report a high seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in pigs in the Lao PDR. HEV seroprevalence was 51.2% (300/586) amongst abattoir pigs and 15.3% (46/301) amongst village pigs. The age distribution suggested previous in-village HEV pig infections. These findings suggest a zoonotic risk associated with village-based smallholder pig farming. (c) 2006 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:305 / 307
页数:3
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