Figure 2.

Inactivation of HEV-3c/e in dried sausage subjected to different temperatures. HEV-3c/e inactivation factors (log₁₀) were estimated using the Bayesian MPN method. Data are representative of 2 or 3 experiments performed on different days depending on the time–temperature combination (Table 1). At least four different wells of inoculated A549/D3 cells per dilution were examined. The 95% confidence interval is indicated by colored bands. Red squares indicate the first data point, for which the 89% HDI was outside of the ROPE interval (−0.5, 0.5), and denote a meaningful reduction in infectious HEV.