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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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2007-03-01

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Article

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00359203

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10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.003

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2-s2.0-33846025129

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Mahidol University

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Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.101, No.3 (2007), 305-307

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Stuart D. Blacksell, Khin Saw Aye Myint, Syseng Khounsy, Manivanh Phruaravanh, Mammen P. Mammen, Nicholas P.J. Day, Paul N. Newton Prevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in pigs: implications for human infections in village-based subsistence pig farming in the Lao PDR. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.101, No.3 (2007), 305-307. doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.003 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24576

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

Author(s)

Stuart D. Blacksell
 Khin Saw Aye Myint
 Syseng Khounsy
 Manivanh Phruaravanh
 Mammen P. Mammen
 Nicholas P.J. Day
 Paul N. Newton

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Wellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research Collaboration
 Mahidol University
 Churchill Hospital
 Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry

Abstract

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. © 2006 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

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Immunology and Microbiology
 Medicine

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https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24576

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