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Stability of Hepatitis E Virus After Drying on Different Surfaces

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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department 4 Biological Safety, Unit 46 Viruses in food, Berlin, Germany
Wolff, Alexander;
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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department 4 Biological Safety, Unit 41 Food Technologies, Supply Chains and Food Defense, Berlin, Germany
Günther, Taras;
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0000-0001-9597-6724
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German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Department 4 Biological Safety, Unit 46 Molecular Microbiology and Genome Analysis, Berlin, Germany
Johne, Reimar

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute and chronic hepatitis in humans. The zoonotic HEV genotype 3 is mainly transmitted by consumption of contaminated food produced from infected animals. However, transmission via contaminated surfaces has also to be considered. Here, the genotype 3c strain 47832c was dried on steel, wood, plastics and ceramics, stored at 23 °C or 3 °C for up to 8 weeks and remaining infectivity was titrated on cell culture. During the drying process, only a mean 0.2 log₁₀ decrease of HEV infectivity was observed. At 23 °C, remaining infectious virus was detected until week 4 on most surfaces, but HEV was completely inactivated (> 4 log₁₀ decrease) after 8 weeks. At 3 °C, HEV was detectable up to 8 weeks on most surfaces, with an average 2.3 log₁₀ decrease. HEV showed the highest stability on plastics, which was lower on ceramics and steel, and lowest on wood. The addition of bovine serum albumin mimicking high protein load had only a slight stabilizing effect. In conclusion, HEV shows a high stability against drying and subsequent storage on different surfaces. Strict application of hygienic measures during food production is therefore crucial in order to prevent HEV persistence on surfaces and subsequent cross-contamination.

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