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Summary of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Scientific Opinion on the Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) as a Food-borne Pathogen

Authors: Petra Vašíčková and Monika Kubánková
Keywords: HEV, food-borne, hepatitis E virus, liver, pork, wild boar

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a causative agent of important infection in humans in European countries. Food-borne transmission appears to be the major pathway for human HEV infections in Europe, and domestic pigs, wild boar and probably deer are considered the main animal reservoirs of the HEV. For this reason, the European Food Safety … [Read more…]

Cadmium and lead in the tissues and organs of livestock from an industrially polluted area

Authors: Magdaléna Skalická and Beáta Koréneková
Keywords: atomic absorption spectrometer, cadmium, cattle, lead, liver, muscle

The occurrence of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from industrial emissions was determined in the muscle and liver of cattle from agricultural farms near an industrial plant in Eastern Slovakia. In this study, cows were slaughtered and the concentrations of Cd and Pb analysed by the Unicam Solar 939 atomic absorption spectrometer. The highest levels … [Read more…]