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

Stuart D. BlacksellKhin Saw Aye MyintSyseng KhounsyManivanh PhruaravanhMammen P. MammenNicholas P.J. DayPaul N. NewtonWellcome Trust-Mahosot Hospital-Oxford University Tropical Medicine Research CollaborationMahidol UniversityChurchill HospitalArmed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, ThailandMinistry of Agriculture and Forestry2018-08-242018-08-242007-03-01Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Vol.101, No.3 (2007), 305-307003592032-s2.0-33846025129https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/24576We 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.Mahidol UniversityImmunology and MicrobiologyMedicinePrevalence of hepatitis E virus antibodies in pigs: implications for human infections in village-based subsistence pig farming in the Lao PDRArticleSCOPUS10.1016/j.trstmh.2006.05.003