Current situation of viral hepatitis in Egypt

A Elbahrawy, MK Ibrahim, A Eliwa… - Microbiology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An estimated 8–10 million people suffer from viral hepatitis in Egypt. Hepatitis A virus (HAV)
and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are the major causes of viral hepatitis in Egypt as 50% or more of …

Hepatitis E virus in the food of animal origin: a review

G Ferri, A Vergara - Foodborne Pathogens and Disease, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a cosmopolitan foodborne pathogen. The viral agent infects
humans through the consumption of contaminated food (uncooked or undercooked). Most …

Mechanism of cross-species transmission, adaptive evolution and pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus

PP Primadharsini, S Nagashima, H Okamoto - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. While the
transmission in developing countries is dominated by fecal-oral route via drinking …

Resolution of hepatitis E virus infection in CD8+ T cell-depleted rhesus macaques

W Bremer, H Blasczyk, X Yin, E Salinas, A Grakoui… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background & Aims HEV is a significant cause of acute hepatitis globally. Some genotypes
establish persistent infection when immunity is impaired. Adaptive immune mechanisms that …

Beyond the usual suspects: hepatitis E virus and its implications in hepatocellular carcinoma

M Klöhn, JA Schrader, Y Brüggemann, D Todt… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer is a major threat to global health, accounting worldwide for nearly
10 million fatalities in 2020. Importantly, carcinogenesis caused by so-called oncoviruses …

Hepatitis E virus infection: Neurological manifestations and pathophysiology

S Lhomme, F Abravanel, P Cintas, J Izopet - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the first cause of viral hepatitis in the world. While the water-borne
HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are found in developing countries, HEV genotypes 3 and 4 are …

Hepatitis E virus immunopathogenesis

KK Yadav, SP Kenney - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus is an important emerging pathogen producing a lethal impact on the
pregnant population and immunocompromised patients. Starting in 1983, it has been …

Hepatitis E seroprevalence and viremia rate in immunocompromised patients: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

G Buescher, AK Ozga, E Lorenz, S Pischke… - Liver …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Hepatitis E is an infectious disease of the liver caused by the
hepatitis E virus (HEV). Immunocompromised patients present a particular risk group, as …

Immunological manifestations of hepatitis e-associated acute and chronic liver failure and its regulatory mechanisms

J Wu, B Ling, N Guo, G Zhai, M Li, Y Guo - Frontiers in Medicine, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis in developing countries, most
commonly transmitted through the fecal-oral route. The virus is mainly of genotypes (GT) 1 …

Characterization of a cell culture system of persistent hepatitis E virus infection in the human HepaRG hepatic cell line

M Pellerin, E Hirchaud, Y Blanchard, N Pavio, V Doceul - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered as an emerging global health problem. In most cases,
hepatitis E is a self-limiting disease and the virus is cleared spontaneously without the need …