Genotype-4 hepatitis E in a human after ingesting roe deer meat in South Korea
| Autor: | Jeong Mi Lee, Hyun Jin Kim, Woon Tae Jung, Hyun Ju Min, Ja Yoon Choi, Yeong Sil Yoon, Hae Sun Yun, Ok Jae Lee, Yun Won Jo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Male Veterinary medicine Genotype viruses Case Report Viral hepatitis E Biology Genotype 4 hepatitis E medicine.disease_cause Hepatitis E virus South Korea biology.animal Republic of Korea medicine Animals Humans lcsh:RC799-869 Molecular Biology Phylogeny Roe deer Abdominal discomfort Travel Hepatology Transmission (medicine) Deer virus diseases Alanine Transaminase Bilirubin Jaundice Hepatitis E medicine.disease Virology digestive system diseases RNA Viral lcsh:Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology medicine.symptom |
| Zdroj: | Clinical and Molecular Hepatology, Vol 19, Iss 3, Pp 309-314 (2013) Clinical and molecular hepatology |
| ISSN: | 2287-285X 2287-2728 |
| DOI: | 10.3350/cmh.2013.19.3.309 |
| Popis: | The recent increase in the number of cases of indigenous hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection highlights the importance of identifying the transmission routes for the prevention of such infections. Presented herein is the first case of acute HEV infection after ingesting wild roe deer meat in South Korea. A 43-year-old male presented with abdominal discomfort and jaundice. He had not recently traveled abroad, but had eaten raw roe-deer meat 6-8 weeks before the presentation. On the 7th day of hospitalization the patient was diagnosed with acute viral hepatitis E. Phylogenetic analysis of his serum revealed genotype-4 HEV. This case supports the possibility of zoonotic transmission of HEV because the patient appears to have been infected with genotype-4 HEV after ingesting raw deer meat. |
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