Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging pathogen which primarily appears in countries, like India, Asia, Africa and Central America, causing enterically transmitted hepatitis in human. HEV belongs to the family Hepeviridae and is a nonenveloped, icosahedral capsid containing a linear single-stranded, positivesense RNA with a length of approx. 7200 bases which codes for three open reading frames. 

The Kernel HEV Ab porcine is a reliable and fast diagnostic test for detection of antibodies against Hepatitis E virus in porcine serum and meat juice samples and can be used for monitoring and surveillance purposes.