Survey of hepatitis E virus in pork products and pig stools in Nakhon Pathom Province, Thailand

• Main Authors: Narin Thippornchai, Pornsawan Leaungwutiwong, Nathamon Kosoltanapiwat, Cindy Vuong, Kellyan Nguyen, Tamaki Okabayashi, Awapuhi Lee
• Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
• Format: Article
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Veterinary
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/75371
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important public health threat resulting in more than 3 million symptomatic cases and 70,000 deaths annually. HEV is classified into at least eight genotypes, and five are associated with human infection. Genotypes 1 and 2 primarily affect humans, whereas ge...