Serological evidence of Hepatitis E Virus infection in Antioquia, Colombia slaughtered pigs
Journal Title: Revista MVZ Cordoba - Year 2015, Vol 20, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective. To detect the presence of specific antibodies against Hepatitis E virus (HEV) in pigs slaughtered in Antioquia, the department where the greatest amount of pork is produced and consumed in Colombia. Materials and methods. Between September 2011 and May 2012, blood samples from pigs were obtained in five slaughterhouses of Antioquia, four of them located in the Aburrá Valley subregion and other located in northern subregión. Serum were evaluated with a commercial ELISA kit for diagnosing HEV in humans but adapted to detect IgG and IgM antibodies in pigs. Results. A 100.0% seropositivity for IgG antibodies was found in 1000 samples evaluated, and 82.06% for IgM antibodies were found in 740 samples. Conclusions. These results indicate that pigs in slaughter age in Antioquia, and possibly in Colombia, have been exposed to HEV at some point in their production process and a high percentage of them can arrive to slaughterhouses with recent infection.
Authors and Affiliations
Jorge Forero D, M. Sc *| Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Animal, Grupo Biodiversidad y Genética Molecular BIOGEM. Calle 59A No.63-020, Autopista Norte, Bloque 50, Piso 3, Oficina 310. Medellín, Colombia.Correspondencia: jforeroduarte@gmail.com, Cristian Gutiérrez V, M. Sc| Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Animal, Grupo Biodiversidad y Genética Molecular BIOGEM. Calle 59A No.63-020, Autopista Norte, Bloque 50, Piso 3, Oficina 310. Medellín, Colombia., Jaime Parra S, Ph. D| Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Animal, Grupo Biodiversidad y Genética Molecular BIOGEM. Calle 59A No.63-020, Autopista Norte, Bloque 50, Piso 3, Oficina 310. Medellín, Colombia., Guillermo Correa L, Ph. D| Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Animal, Grupo Biodiversidad y Genética Molecular BIOGEM. Calle 59A No.63-020, Autopista Norte, Bloque 50, Piso 3, Oficina 310. Medellín, Colombia., Berardo Rodríguez, Ph. D| Universidad de Antioquia. Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Laboratorio de Patología Animal. Grupo de Investigación en Patobiología QUIRON. Carrera 75 No. 65-87. Bloque 47-134. Medellín. Colombia., Lina Gutiérrez B, Ph. D| Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Facultad de Medicina, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud, Grupo Biología de Sistemas, Calle 78B N°72A-109, Bloque B. Medellín, Colombia., Albeiro López-Herrera. Ph. D| Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. Departamento de Producción Animal, Grupo Biodiversidad y Genética Molecular BIOGEM. Calle 59A No.63-020, Autopista Norte, Bloque 50, Piso 3, Oficina 310. Medellín, Colombia.
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