ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015
Surveillance of hepatitis E virus contamination in shellfish in China.
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- Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection in the Context of the One Health Approach: A Systematic Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
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- Exploring the Complexities of Seafood: From Benefits to Contaminants.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Hepatitis E Virus in the Role of an Emerging Food-Borne Pathogen.Microorganisms · 2025Review
- Lack of evidence for HEV infection in Baltic sea mussels (Mytilidae).BMC infectious diseases · 2025Article
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- Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses in Shellfish along the Production and Distribution Chain in Sicily, Italy.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- The Foodborne Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus to Humans.Food and environmental virology · 2021Review
- Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses in Water Sources and Shellfish: A Focus on Africa.Food and environmental virology · 2021Review
- Foodborne Viruses and Innovative Non-Thermal Food-Processing Technologies.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Epidemiology of hepatitis E in South-East Europe in the "One Health" concept.World journal of gastroenterology · 2019Review
- Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Shellfish Harvesting Areas from Galicia (Northwestern Spain).Viruses · 2019Article
- Acute sporadic hepatitis E in the Zhejiang coastal area of China: a 14-year hospital-based surveillance study.Virology journal · 2019Article
- Hiding in Plain Sight? It's Time to Investigate Other Possible Transmission Routes for Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Developed Countries.Food and environmental virology · 2018Review
- First Detection of Hepatitis E Virus in Shellfish and in Seawater from Production Areas in Southern Italy.Food and environmental virology · 2018Article
- Clinical characteristics and molecular epidemiology of hepatitis E in Shenzhen, China: a shift toward foodborne transmission of hepatitis E virus infection.Emerging microbes & infections · 2017Article
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Abstract
backgroundHepatitis E virus (HEV) has been confirmed to be a zoonotic virus of worldwide distribution. HEV contamination in the water environment has not been well examined in China. The objective of this study was to evaluate HEV contamination in shellfish in a coastal area of China. Such contamination would be significant for evaluating public health risks.
methodssamples of three species shellfish were collected from thirteen points of estuarine tidal flats around the Bohai Gulf and screened for HEV RNA using an in-house nested RT-PCR assay. The detected HEV-positive samples were further verified by gene cloning and sequencing analysis.
resultsthe overall HEV-positive detection rate is approximately 17.5% per kilogram of shellfish. HEV was more common among S. subcrenata (28.2%), followed by A. granosa (14.3%) and R. philippinarum (11.5%). The phylogenetic analysis of the 13 HEV strains detected revealed that gene fragments fell into two known 4 sub-genotypes (4b/4d) groups and another unknown group.
conclusions13 different sub-genotype 4 HEVs were found in contaminated shellfish in the Bohai Gulf rim. The findings suggest that a health risk may exist for users of waters in the Bonhai area and to consumers of shellfish. Further research is needed to assess the sources and infectivity of HEV in these settings, and to evaluate additional shellfish harvesting areas.
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