| detection and molecular characterization of swine hepatitis e virus in north carolina swine herds and their faecal wastes. | recent findings of almost genetically indistinguishable swine and human strains, have suggested swine play a role in the transmission of hepatitis e virus (hev). the extent to which hev may be present and persist in the faecal waste generated from intensive swine operations is largely unknown. the fate of swine waste liquid is often land application, possibly resulting in unintentional seepage into groundwater or run-off into surface waters, hence validating concerns of human exposure risks. fre ... | 2009 | 19240360 |