Hepatitis E Virus, an Emergent Foodborne Pathogen? Public Health Implications
A special issue of Microorganisms (ISSN 2076-2607). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health Microbiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2020) | Viewed by 28684
Special Issue Editors
2. Centre for Emerging Pathogens and Global Health, University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
Interests: food safety; food microbiology; one health; veterinary microbiology; antimicrobial resistance
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Interests: microbiology; veterinary microbiology; hepatitis E virus; One Health
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the main causes of viral acute hepatitis in humans worldwide. The origin of HEV infection in humans in industrialized countries is linked to direct contact with infected animals or to the consumption of raw or undercooked meat and liver, particularly of pig origin. Likewise, the presence of HEV has been described also in other livestock animals, fruits and vegetables, and mollusks. New epidemiological evidence presents HEV as a relevant emerging food-borne zoonotic disease in Europe. Indeed, over the last 10 years, the reported cases have increased 10 times, even though HEV is considered an underdiagnosed and underreported disease. Most cases are associated with the consumption of raw or undercooked meat and liver pork products. Taking into account that pork meat is the major type of meat produced in EU/EEA countries and that European pork meat exportation balance is very positive, the implications at European level for both the market and the consumers could be extremely serious, especially after the press coverage in UE, particularly in UK, linking pig products with cases of HEV infection. Thus, not only animal and human health professionals and porcine producers are concerned about HEV, but also the general population. Consequently, EFSA has recently published a scientific report that highlights the high increase of HE cases in Europe and emphasizes the need for more research efforts on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and control of HEV. In this Special Issue, we will present the more relevant advances in epidemiology, diagnosis, and control of this virus.
Dr. David Rodríguez-Lázaro
Dr. Nereea García-Benzaquén
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Hepatitis E virus
- Epidemiology
- Control
- Diagnosis
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