Acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children: A combination of factors

K Gong, X Xu, J Yao, S Ye, X Yu, H Tu, Y Lan… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
On 5 April 2022, the World Health Organization was notified of 10 cases of severe acute
hepatitis of unknown etiology in children under 10 years of age in the United Kingdom …

Viral hepatitis E and chronicity: a growing public health concern

V Thakur, RK Ratho, S Kumar, SK Saxena… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Hepatitis E viral infection recently emerges as a global health concern. Over the last decade,
the understanding of hepatitis E virus (HEV) had changed with the discovery of new …

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in the Americas: Estimates from a systematic review and meta-analysis

NV Fernández Villalobos, B Kessel, I Rodiah, JJ Ott… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is responsible for inflammatory liver disease
and can cause severe health problems. Because the seroprevalence of HEV varies within …

Hepatitis E vaccine—Illuminating the barriers to use

JA Lynch, JK Lim, PEP Asaga, TA Wartel… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Hepatitis E is likely the most common cause of acute viral hepatic disease globally. It is
estimated that over 900 million people have been infected with hepatitis E virus (HEV) …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis E in Sub Saharan Africa–a significant emerging disease

H Bagulo, AO Majekodunmi, SC Welburn - One Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E is an emerging endemic disease found across the African continent, but there
are clear differences in epidemiology between North Africa and countries south of the …

Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in three hyperendemic areas: Nepal, Bangladesh and southwest France

J Izopet, AB Labrique, B Basnyat, HR Dalton… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Background Hepatitis E causes a significant burden of disease in developing countries and
has recently been increasingly recognized in developed countries. Comparing population …

Isolation of hepatitis E virus from breast milk during acute infection

A Rivero-Juarez, M Frias… - Clinical infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
TO THE EDITOR—Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the world's major cause of acute viral hepatitis
[1]. The main routes of transmission are the consumption of water contaminated by …

Hepatitis E should be a global public health priority: recommendations for improving surveillance and prevention

CD Kirkwood, KR Dobscha… - Expert Review of Vaccines, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of enterically
transmitted viral hepatitis and a significant contributor to maternal mortality in endemic …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) synopsis: general aspects and focus on Bangladesh

AB Aziz, J Øverbø, S Dudman, CH Julin, YJG Kwon… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
HEV is the most common cause of acute hepatitis globally. This review summarizes the
latest knowledge on the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, testing, and treatment of HEV …

[HTML][HTML] Two generations of “gold standards”: the impact of a decade in hepatitis E virus testing innovation on population seroprevalence

BL Kmush, AB Labrique, HR Dalton… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a global pathogen responsible for approximately 20 million
infections every year in developing countries, yet remains under-recognized. In this …