Table 4

Animal contact in 19 cases of non-travel related hepatitis E virus infections, the Netherlands 2004 – 2006.

Animal
Number of cases
Percentage

Rats
0
0
Rodents other than rats
7
36.8
Pigs
1
5.3
Deer
2
10.5
Wild boar
0
0
Hare
1
5.3
Sheep
3
15.8
Goat
4
21.1
Cattle
6
31.6
Horse
7
36.8
Poultry
2
10.5
Dog
14
73.7
Cat
6
31.6

Borgen et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2008 8:61   doi:10.1186/1471-2334-8-61