Male patient with acute hepatitis E in Genoa, Italy: figatelli (pork liver sausage) as probable source of the infection

A. R. Garbuglia, A. I. Alessandrini, N. Pavio, S. Tesse, S. Grignolo, C. Viscoli, D. Lapa and M. R. Capobianchi 1) Laboratory of Virology, National Institute for Infectious Diseases “Lazzaro Spallanzani”, Rome, 2) Clinica Malattie Infettive IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliera San Martino, Genova, Italy, 3) UMR Virology, Animal Health Laboratory, Anses, Maisons-Alfort, 4) Hopital des Armees Val de Grâce, National Reference Laboratory of Hepatitis E, Paris, France and 5) University of Genoa, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST Genoa, Italy