TY - JOUR AU - Colson, Philippe AU - Romanet, Pauline AU - Moal, Valérie AU - Borentain, Patrick AU - Purgus, Raj AU - Benezech, Alban AU - Motte, Anne AU - Gérolami, René T1 - Autochthonous Infections with Hepatitis E Virus Genotype 4, France T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 8 SP - 1361 SN - 1080-6059 AB - During January–March 2011, diagnoses of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection increased in Marseille University hospitals in southeastern France. HEV genotype 4, which is described almost exclusively in Asia, was recovered from 2 persons who ate uncooked pork liver sausage. Genetic sequences were 96.7% identical to those recently described in swine in Europe. KW - hepatitis E virus KW - hepatitis E KW - genotype 4 KW - France KW - viruses KW - foodborne infection KW - zoonosis KW - pig KW - biosurveillance DO - 10.3201/eid1808.111827 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/8/11-1827_article ER - End of Reference