The risk of hepatitis E virus infection among persons working with pigs in the Netherlands

The risk of hepatitis E virus infection among persons working with pigs in the Netherlands - Zoonotic transmission of Hepatitis E virus

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON57822

Enrollment

Registered

2019-06-28

Start date

2019-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-15

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Conditions

aute hepatitis E virus infection liver inflammation

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being 18-30 years of age Being able to fill in the questionnaire independently

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: A chronic liver disease Drugs/substances abuse Excesssive alcohol use

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study derminants of this study assessed through the questionnaire: * Demographics * Living area * Education * Profession * Medical history * Pregnancy * Travel history * Meat consumption * Shellfish consumption * Vegetable and fruit consumption * Animal contact * Laboratory testing: serology tests are performed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to identify anti-hepatitis E virus-immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG). A PCR will be conducted to detect serum hepatitis E virus ribonucleic acid (RNA). An acute hepatitis E virus infection is defined as a positive result on eigher IgM antibodies or RNA.	—

Measure

Time frame

The main study derminants of this study assessed through the questionnaire: * Demographics * Living area * Education * Profession * Medical history * Pregnancy * Travel history * Meat consumption * Shellfish consumption * Vegetable and fruit consumption * Animal contact * Laboratory testing: serology tests are performed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to identify anti-hepatitis E virus-immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG). A PCR will be conducted to detect serum hepatitis E virus ribonucleic acid (RNA). An acute hepatitis E virus infection is defined as a positive result on eigher IgM antibodies or RNA.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results