학술논문

Possible Zoonotic Transmission of Hepatitis E from Pet Pig to Its Owner
Document Type
article
Source
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 13, Iss 7, Pp 1094-1094 (2007)
Subject
Hepatitis E virus
zoonosis
transmission pathway
dispatch
France
Medicine
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Language
English
ISSN
1080-6040
1080-6059
Abstract
Hepatitis E is transmitted mainly by water or food, but in industrialized countries, all routes of transmission have not been identified. We describe possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E virus that involved direct contact between a pet pig and its owner.