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 …

Genetic variability and evolution of hepatitis E virus

PP Primadharsini, S Nagashima, H Okamoto - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus. HEV can cause both
acute and chronic hepatitis, with the latter usually occurring in immunocompromised …

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 …

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 …

The global burden of hepatitis E outbreaks: a systematic review

MS Hakim, W Wang, WM Bramer, J Geng… - Liver …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Hepeviridae: an expanding family of vertebrate viruses

R Johne, P Dremsek, J Reetz, G Heckel, M Hess… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) was first identified in 1990, although hepatitis E-like diseases in
humans have been recorded for a long time dating back to the 18th century. The HEV …

Hepatitis E: an emerging disease

MT Pérez-Gracia, B Suay… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Currently, the infection with the hepatitis E virus represents the most frequent cause for acute
hepatitis and jaundice in the world. According to WHO estimations, around two billion …

hepatitis E—a concise review of virology, epidemiology, clinical presentation and therapy

MC Donnelly, L Scobie, CL Crossan… - Alimentary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Summary Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute icteric hepatitis
and acute liver failure in the developing world. During the last decade, there has been …

Detection of hepatitis E virus in pork liver sausages

I Di Bartolo, G Angeloni, E Ponterio, F Ostanello… - International journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E infection is regarded as an emerging public-health concern. The disease is
normally self-limiting (mortality rate 1%), but chronic infections have recently been observed …