Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a worldwide disease. An improved understanding of the
natural history of HEV infection has been achieved within the last decade. Several reservoirs …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for more than 50% of acute viral hepatitis cases in
endemic countries. Approximately 2 billion individuals live in hepatitis E–endemic areas …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was discovered during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the
1980s, after an outbreak of unexplained hepatitis at a military camp. A pooled faecal extract …

Hepatitis E is endemic in many developing countries where it causes substantial morbidity.
In industrialised countries, it is considered rare, and largely confined to travellers returning …

Hepatitis E has been considered to be a travel-associated, acute, self-limiting liver disease
that causes fulminant hepatic failure in specific high-risk groups only. However, hepatitis E …

Using a validated sensitive assay, we found hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG in 52.5% of
voluntary blood donors in southwestern France. This finding suggests HEV is highly …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a small, non-enveloped, single-strand, positive-sense RNA virus of
approximately 7.2 kb in size. HEV is classified in the family Hepeviridae consisting of four …

Numerous viruses of human or animal origin can spread in the environment and infect
people via water and food, mostly through ingestion and occasionally through skin contact …

In developed countries, the incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection and the resulting
seroprevalence are uncertain. Published estimates of seroprevalnce in these populations …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is known to run a self‐limiting course. Sporadic cases of
acute hepatitis due to infection with HEV genotype 3, present in pig populations, are …