Authors: Peng Xiao, Ruiwen Li, Ruiping She, Jun Yin, Wengui Li, Jingjing Mao, Quan Sun
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033480
Abstract Summary
Pigs fed kitchen scraps showed dramatically higher hepatitis E virus rates (87% vs 53% antibody-positive, 62% vs 0% RNA-positive) compared to those on commercial feed in China. All isolates belonged to genotype 4d, closely related to human strains, highlighting food safety risks.
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Pigs fed kitchen scraps show 87% hepatitis E infection vs 53% in those fed commercial feed. Kitchen waste may be a key transmission route for this zoonotic virus that can spread to humans.
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