TY  - CONF
AU  - Milojevic, Lazar
AU  - Velebit, Branko
AU  - Dimitrijevic, Mirjana
AU  - Djordjevic, Vesna
AU  - Jankovic, Vesna
AU  - Grkovic, Nevena
AU  - Nikolic, Aleksandra
PY  - 2021
UR  - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/2290
AB  - Hepatitis E is considered an emerging human viral disease with a zoonotic nature, and domestic and wild pigs are the main reservoirs of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among animals. Pork liver is the target tissue of this virus. This study aimed to investigate the presence of HEV in commercial pig liver samples. Sixty samples were collected during one year from different retail outlets in Serbia. Furthermore, the collected samples were separated by four seasons, and every season included three months. The presence of HEV in the livers was examined by molecular analysis using RT-qPCR. The overall prevalence of the virus in analysed pig livers was 5%. HEV was detected in three livers, two in the first season and one in the second, while in the third and fourth season, no positive livers were detected. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the surveyed seasons. HEV was quantified in positive livers. Among positive livers, HEV concentrations ranged between 8×101 and 1.9×104 genome copies of the virus per gram. The presence of HEV in commercial pig livers indicates a potential risk for consumers. Appropriate heat treatment of meals during preparation is essential to eliminate the potential risk of developing the illness. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.
PB  - IOP Publishing Ltd
C3  - IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
T1  - Detection and quantification of hepatitis e virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments
VL  - 854
SP  - 012059
DO  - 10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012059
ER  - 

@conference{
author = "Milojevic, Lazar and Velebit, Branko and Dimitrijevic, Mirjana and Djordjevic, Vesna and Jankovic, Vesna and Grkovic, Nevena and Nikolic, Aleksandra",
year = "2021",
abstract = "Hepatitis E is considered an emerging human viral disease with a zoonotic nature, and domestic and wild pigs are the main reservoirs of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among animals. Pork liver is the target tissue of this virus. This study aimed to investigate the presence of HEV in commercial pig liver samples. Sixty samples were collected during one year from different retail outlets in Serbia. Furthermore, the collected samples were separated by four seasons, and every season included three months. The presence of HEV in the livers was examined by molecular analysis using RT-qPCR. The overall prevalence of the virus in analysed pig livers was 5%. HEV was detected in three livers, two in the first season and one in the second, while in the third and fourth season, no positive livers were detected. However, there were no statistically significant differences between the surveyed seasons. HEV was quantified in positive livers. Among positive livers, HEV concentrations ranged between 8×101 and 1.9×104 genome copies of the virus per gram. The presence of HEV in commercial pig livers indicates a potential risk for consumers. Appropriate heat treatment of meals during preparation is essential to eliminate the potential risk of developing the illness. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.",
publisher = "IOP Publishing Ltd",
journal = "IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science",
title = "Detection and quantification of hepatitis e virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments",
volume = "854",
pages = "012059",
doi = "10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012059"
}

Milojevic, L., Velebit, B., Dimitrijevic, M., Djordjevic, V., Jankovic, V., Grkovic, N.,& Nikolic, A.. (2021). Detection and quantification of hepatitis e virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments. in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
IOP Publishing Ltd., 854, 012059.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012059

Milojevic L, Velebit B, Dimitrijevic M, Djordjevic V, Jankovic V, Grkovic N, Nikolic A. Detection and quantification of hepatitis e virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments. in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. 2021;854:012059.
doi:10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012059 .

Milojevic, Lazar, Velebit, Branko, Dimitrijevic, Mirjana, Djordjevic, Vesna, Jankovic, Vesna, Grkovic, Nevena, Nikolic, Aleksandra, "Detection and quantification of hepatitis e virus genome in pig liver samples originating from Serbian retail establishments" in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 854 (2021):012059,
https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/854/1/012059 . .