At least 20 million hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections occur annually, with> 3 million
symptomatic cases and∼ 60,000 fatalities. Hepatitis E is generally self-limiting, with a case …

Nucleotide sequences from a total of 421 HEV isolates were retrieved from Genbank and
analysed. Phylogenetically, HEV was classified into four major genotypes. Genotype 1 was …

Background Outbreaks of infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) are frequently attributed to
contaminated drinking water, even if direct evidence for this is lacking. Methods We …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the aetiological agent of non‐HAV enterically transmitted hepatitis.
It is the major cause of sporadic as well as epidemic hepatitis, which is no longer confined to …

A strain of hepatitis E virus (SAR-55) implicated in an epidemic of enterically transmitted non-
A, non-B hepatitis, now called hepatitis E, was characterized extensively. Six cynomolgus …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for repeated water‐borne outbreaks since the past
century, representing an emerging issue in public health. However, the global burden of …

Abstract Background. Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute onset of jaundice and a high
case-fatality ratio in pregnant women. We provide a clinical description of hospitalized case …

In October 2007, an epidemic of hepatitis E was suspected in Kitgum District of northern
Uganda where no previous epidemics had been documented. This outbreak has …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E in humans and is the leading
cause of enterically-transmitted viral hepatitis worldwide. Increasing numbers of HEV …

IgM and IgG anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) patterns were determined in sera collected during a
hepatitis outbreak in Pakistan. HEV infection was detected serologically in 122 patients. IgM …