Possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E from pet pig to its owner

Christophe Renou; Jean-Francois Cadranel; Marc Bourlière; Philippe Halfon; Denis Ouzan; Hervè Rifflet; Philippe Carenco; Abdelouahid Harafa; Jean Jacques Bertrand; Annie Boutrouille; Pierre Muller; Jean-Pierre Igual; Anne Decoppet; Marc Eloit; Nicole Pavio

doi:10.3201/eid1307.070063

Possible zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E from pet pig to its owner

Emerg Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;13(7):1094-6. doi: 10.3201/eid1307.070063.

Authors

Christophe Renou¹, Jean-Francois Cadranel, Marc Bourlière, Philippe Halfon, Denis Ouzan, Hervè Rifflet, Philippe Carenco, Abdelouahid Harafa, Jean Jacques Bertrand, Annie Boutrouille, Pierre Muller, Jean-Pierre Igual, Anne Decoppet, Marc Eloit, Nicole Pavio

Affiliation

¹ Centre Hospitalier d'Hyères, Hyères, France.

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Animals, Domestic
Antibodies, Viral / blood
Disease Reservoirs / veterinary
Disease Reservoirs / virology
Gene Amplification
Genotype
Hepatitis E / transmission*
Hepatitis E / veterinary
Hepatitis E / virology
Hepatitis E virus / classification
Hepatitis E virus / immunology
Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
Humans
Liver / enzymology
Open Reading Frames
Phylogeny
RNA, Viral / chemistry
RNA, Viral / genetics
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Species Specificity
Swine
Swine Diseases / transmission*
Swine Diseases / virology
Zoonoses*

Substances

Antibodies, Viral
RNA, Viral