Hepatitis E virus in South America: the current scenario

MB Pisano, MG Martinez‐Wassaf, S Mirazo… - Liver …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the most frequent causes of acute viral hepatitis of enteric
transmission worldwide. In South America the overall epidemiology has been little studied …

Hepatitis E virus research in Brazil: looking back and forwards

JM de Oliveira, DRL Dos Santos, MA Pinto - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has emerged as a public health concern in Brazil. From the first
identification and characterization of porcine and human HEV-3 strains in the 2000s, new …

A multispecies competitive nanobody-based ELISA for the detection of antibodies against hepatitis E virus

LP Arce, MF Pavan, M Bok, SE Gutiérrez, SM Estein… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emergent zoonotic virus causing viral hepatitis worldwide.
Clinically, hepatitis E is not easily distinguished from other types of acute viral hepatitis …

Bovine leukemia virus DNA associated with breast cancer in women from South Brazil

D Schwingel, AP Andreolla, LMS Erpen… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Breast cancer is a neoplastic condition with a high morbidity and mortality amongst women
worldwide. Recent data linking bovine leukemia virus (BLV) with breast cancer has been …

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 …

Systematic review of hepatitis e virus in Brazil: A one-health approach of the human-animal-environment triad

DFSD Moraes, JR Mesquita, V Dutra, MSJ Nascimento - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important causative agent of acute and
chronic hepatitis worldwide. Originally identified in epidemics associated with flooding in …

Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 in bovine livers slaughtered in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

C Bastos, AKA Eisen, M Demoliner, FH Heldt… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Foodborne viruses are becoming a global concern as they overwhelm the health system
and have the potential to spread globally. Among them, some genotypes of hepatitis E virus …

Development and optimization of an enzyme immunoassay to detect serum antibodies against the hepatitis E virus in pigs, using plant-derived ORF2 recombinant …

K Takova, T Koynarski, G Minkov, V Toneva… - Vaccines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E is an emerging global disease, mainly transmitted via the fecal–oral route in
developing countries, and in a zoonotic manner in the developed world. Pigs and wild boar …

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in risk populations and blood donors in a referral hospital in the south of Brazil

MB Costa, MSG Gouvêa, S Chuffi, GH Dellavia… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
The prevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibodies has a high heterogeneity
worldwide. South American data are still scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the …

Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in patients with chronic liver disease

LRMG de Araújo, AD Batista, MRCD Côelho… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction The seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in patients with chronic liver
disease (CLD) is little known in Brazil. Studies have suggested that HEV may harmfully …