Bachofen, Claudia; Kubacki, Jakub; Jermini, Marco; Giannini, Petra; Martinetti, G; Ripellino, Paolo; Bernasconi, E; Fraefel, Cornel; Stephan, Roger (2017). New subcluster of HEV genotype 3 strains linked to the first confirmed Swiss case of foodborne hepatitis E infection. Case Reports Journal, 1(1):003.
We describe the first confirmed foodborne Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Switzerland linked to the consumption of a raw sausage (“mortadella di fegato cruda” type) containing pig liver and the appearance of a new “Swiss” subcluster of genotype 3 HEV strains.
We describe the first confirmed foodborne Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in Switzerland linked to the consumption of a raw sausage (“mortadella di fegato cruda” type) containing pig liver and the appearance of a new “Swiss” subcluster of genotype 3 HEV strains.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, not_refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Institute of Food Safety and Hygiene
05 Vetsuisse Faculty > Institute of Virology |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 570 Life sciences; biology
610 Medicine & health |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | HEV Genotype 3, Foodborne Hepatitis E Infection |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Deposited On: | 12 Feb 2018 18:20 |
| Last Modified: | 28 Jul 2020 17:32 |
| Publisher: | The Biomedica |
| ISSN: | 2574-0814 |
| OA Status: | Green |
| Free access at: | Official URL. An embargo period may apply. |
| Official URL: | http://www.thebiomedica.org/articles/crj.003.pdf |
| Related URLs: | http://www.thebiomedica.org/case-reports-journal-abstract.php?ano=crj.003 |
Bachofen, Claudia