Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in shellfish, United Kingdom

Claire Crossan; Paul Baker; John Craft; Takeuchi  Yasu; Harry Dalton; Linda Scobie

doi:10.3201/eid1812.120924

Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in shellfish, United Kingdom

Claire Crossan, Paul Baker, John Craft, Takeuchi Yasu, Harry Dalton, Linda Scobie

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Abstract

Bivalve mollusks (shellfish), such as mussels and oysters, are filter feeders; they concentrate microorganisms of human and animal origin (up to 100×) from the surrounding environment. Several recent reports have linked the incidence of human infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) to consumption of undercooked pork, game products, and shellfish (1,2). Infectious HEV has been found in swine manure and wastewater (3); therefore, application of manure to land and subsequent runoff could contaminate coastal water, leading to contamination of shellfish and, subsequently, possible human infection.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2085-2087
Number of pages	2
Journal	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Volume	18
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1812.120924
Publication status	Published - Dec 2012

Keywords

hepatitis E
shellfish
emerging infectious diseases
EU regulations

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