Hepatitis E virus infection

N Kamar, HR Dalton, F Abravanel… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
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

N Kamar, R Bendall, F Legrand-Abravanel, NS Xia… - The Lancet, 2012 - thelancet.com
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 …

EASL Clinical Practice Guidelines on hepatitis E virus infection

HR Dalton, N Kamar, SA Baylis, D Moradpour… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality,
representing an important global health problem. Our understanding of HEV has changed …

Pathogenesis and treatment of hepatitis e virus infection

H Wedemeyer, S Pischke, MP Manns - Gastroenterology, 2012 - Elsevier
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 …

Public health risks associated with hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a food‐borne pathogen

EFSA Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ)… - Efsa …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important infection in humans in EU/EEA countries, and over
the last 10 years more than 21,000 acute clinical cases with 28 fatalities have been notified …

Transmission of hepatitis E virus in developing countries

MS Khuroo, MS Khuroo, NS Khuroo - Viruses, 2016 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), an RNA virus of the Hepeviridae family, has marked heterogeneity.
While all five HEV genotypes can cause human infections, genotypes HEV-1 and-2 infect …

Host immune status and response to hepatitis E virus infection

LJ Krain, KE Nelson, AB Labrique - Clinical microbiology reviews, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), identified over 30 years ago, remains a serious threat to life, health,
and productivity in developing countries where access to clean water is limited. Recognition …

Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in European countries

D Lapa, MR Capobianchi, AR Garbuglia - International Journal of …, 2015 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade the seroprevalence of immunoglobulin (IgG) anti hepatitis E virus
(HEV) has been increasing in European countries and shows significant variability among …

Chronic hepatitis E in HIV patients: rapid progression to cirrhosis and response to oral ribavirin

K Neukam, P Barreiro, J Macías… - Clinical infectious …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Chronic hepatitis E virus infection with rapid progression to cirrhosis is reported in 2 human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients with severe immunosuppression …

Phylogenetic demonstration of hepatitis E infection transmitted by pork meat ingestion

M Riveiro-Barciela, B Mínguez, R Gironés… - Journal of clinical …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for a small number of acute hepatitis in developed
countries. In this setting, HEV infection seems to be a zoonosis, although this has not been …