Each hepatitis virus—Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, and G—poses a distinct scenario to the patient
and clinician alike. Since the discovery of each virus, extensive knowledge regarding …

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 …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is an understudied but important
pathogen. HEV typically causes self-limiting acute viral hepatitis, however chronic infection …

During the past ten years, several new hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) have been identified in
various animal species. In parallel, the number of reports of autochthonous hepatitis E in …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is transmitted by the fecal–oral route and causes sporadic and
epidemic forms of acute hepatitis. Large waterborne HEV epidemics have been documented …

Wild boars (Sus scrofa) are indigenous in many countries in the world. These free-living
swine are known reservoirs for a number of viruses, bacteria and parasites that are …

Background Research regarding zoonotic diseases often focuses on infectious diseases
animals have given to humans. However, an increasing number of reports indicate that …

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents the main cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. HEV
infection in immunocompromised patients involves a high risk for the development of chronic …

Although hepatitis E was recognized as a new disease in 1980, the virus was first visualized
in 1983 and its genome was cloned and characterized in 1991, the disease is probably …

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 …