Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E in humans, an emerging
zoonosis mainly transmitted via food in developed countries and for which domestic pigs are …

Simple Summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a public health problem worldwide, as it is an
important food pathogen that humans can obtain from animals. The most common way to …

In Lao People's Democratic Republic pigs are kept in close contact with families. Human risk
of infection with pig zoonoses arises from direct contact and consumption of unsafe pig …

Although pigs are the main reservoir, ruminants have also been shown to be susceptible to
hepatitis E virus (HEV). We investigated zoonotic transmission of HEV in rural settings of Lao …

Pig rearing is an important income source in the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR),
with many smallholder farmers using traditional free-range pig production systems. Despite …

Zoonoses are an issue of growing interest in South-East Asia, where environmental factors
and socio-economic context favor the endemization of well-known diseases and the …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has two discrete epidemiological patterns: waterborne epidemics in
developing countries only, caused by HEV genotype I, and sporadic zoonotic outbreaks in …

The increasing intensification of pork production in southeast Asia necessitates an urgent
requirement to better understand the dual impact of pig-associated zoonotic disease on both …

Epidemiological characteristics of hepatitis E Virus (HEV) differ due to the vast spatial
heterogeneity in sanitation status, dietary habits and extent of exposure to animals. Although …

We conducted a serologic survey of four high-priority pig-associated viral zoonoses,
Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV), hepatitis E virus (HEV), Nipah virus (NiV), and swine …