Table 2. Detection of HEV and indicator virus PAdV in swabs in the pork production chain, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, 2010*.
| Production stage (area), sample type | No. tested | Positive, no. (%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| HEV | PAdV | ||
| Production (slaughterhouse: carcass dissection and liver removal) | |||
| Water effluents | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Workers’ hands and aprons | 7 | 4 (57) | 5 (71) |
| Working surfaces | 10 | 6 (60) | 6 (60) |
| Processing (skin removal and sausage preparation) | |||
| Workers’ hands | 7 | 2 (29) | 1 (14) |
| Working surfaces | 19 | 4 (21) | 0 |
| Points of sale | |||
| Workers’ hands and gloves | 6 | 1 (17) | 0 |
| Working surfaces | 12 | 1 (8) | 0 |
| Hand wash basin tap and toilet edge | 12 | 1 (8) | 1 (8) |
| All samples | 79 | 19 (24) | 13 (16) |
*HEV, hepatitis E virus; PAdV, porcine adenovirus.