[HTML][HTML] Viral hepatitis update: Progress and perspectives

MB Pisano, CG Giadans, DM Flichman… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Viral hepatitis, secondary to infection with hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses, are a major
public health problem and an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Despite the huge …

[HTML][HTML] Transfusion-transmitted hepatitis E: What we know so far?

CKM Cheung, SH Wong, AWH Law… - World Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of viral hepatitis globally. There is growing concern
about transfusion-transmitted HEV (TT-HEV) as an emerging global health problem. HEV …

Transmission of rat hepatitis E virus infection to humans in Hong Kong: a clinical and epidemiological analysis

S Sridhar, CCY Yip, S Wu, NFS Chew, KH Leung… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Hepatitis E virus (HEV) variants causing human infection
predominantly belong to HEV species A (HEV‐A). HEV species C genotype 1 (HEV‐C1) …

Hepatitis E virus species C infection in humans, Hong Kong

S Sridhar, CCY Yip, KHY Lo, S Wu, J Situ… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Hepatitis E virus (HEV) variants belonging to Orthohepevirus species A
(HEV-A) are the primary cause of human hepatitis E. However, we previously reported that …

Evaluation of hepatitis E antigen kinetics and its diagnostic utility for prediction of the outcomes of hepatitis E virus genotype 1 infection

MA El-Mokhtar, H Karam-Allah Ramadan… - Virulence, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT HEV-Ag ELISA assay is a reliable diagnostic test in resource-limited areas. HEV
genotype 1 (HEV-1) infections are either self-limited or progress to fulminant hepatic failure …

[HTML][HTML] Donor-derived genotype 4 hepatitis E virus infection, Hong Kong, China, 2018

S Sridhar, VCC Cheng, SC Wong, CCY Yip… - Emerging infectious …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 4 (HEV-4) is an emerging cause of acute hepatitis in
China. Less is known about the clinical characteristics and natural history of HEV-4 than …

[HTML][HTML] Higher risk of HEV transmission and exposure among blood donors in Europe and Asia in comparison to North America: A meta-analysis

A Wolski, S Pischke, AK Ozga, MM Addo, T Horvatits - Pathogens, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and aims: The increasing number of diagnosed hepatitis E virus (HEV)
infections in Europe has led to the implementation of the testing of blood products in various …

Universal nucleic acid donor screening revealed epidemiological features of hepatitis E and prevented transfusion‐transmitted infection in Japan

A Tanaka, K Matsubayashi, T Odajima, H Sakata… - …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background More than 45 cases of transfusion‐transmitted hepatitis E virus infection (TT‐
HEV) have been reported in Japan. Therefore, in 2020, universal individual donation nucleic …

Redeveloping antigen detection kits for the diagnosis of rat hepatitis E virus

Z Chen, G Li, J Situ, Z Li, S Guo, Y Huang… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
The emergence of Rocahepevirus ratti [species HEV ratti (r HEV)] as a causative agent of
hepatitis E in humans presents a new potential threat to global public health. The R. ratti …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of chronic hepatitis E virus infection in immunocompetent rabbits

C Liang, C Zhao, T Liu, B Liu, Z Liu, H Huang, W Liu… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Chronic hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is frequently reported in immunocompromised
patients, but has also been increasingly reported in non-immunocompromised individuals …