Hepatitis E virus: foodborne, waterborne and zoonotic transmission

DM Yugo, XJ Meng - International journal of environmental research and …, 2013 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for epidemics and endemics of acute hepatitis in
humans, mainly through waterborne, foodborne, and zoonotic transmission routes. HEV is a …

Association of common zoonotic pathogens with concentrated animal feeding operations

Y Guo, U Ryan, Y Feng, L Xiao - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Animal farming has intensified significantly in recent decades, with the emergence of
concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in industrialized nations. The congregation …

[HTML][HTML] What is for dinner? Viral metagenomics of US store bought beef, pork, and chicken

W Zhang, L Li, X Deng, B Kapusinszky, E Delwart - Virology, 2014 - Elsevier
We describe here the metagenomics-derived viral sequences detected in beef, pork, and
chicken purchased from stores in San Francisco. In beef we detected four previously …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis E in Sub Saharan Africa–a significant emerging disease

H Bagulo, AO Majekodunmi, SC Welburn - One Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E is an emerging endemic disease found across the African continent, but there
are clear differences in epidemiology between North Africa and countries south of the …

Thrombin cleavage of the hepatitis E virus polyprotein at multiple conserved locations is required for genome replication

DM Pierce, FJT Buchanan, FL Macrae, JT Mills… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
The genomes of positive-sense RNA viruses encode polyproteins that are essential for
mediating viral replication. These viral polyproteins must undergo proteolysis (also termed …

Detection of hepatitis E virus and other livestock-related pathogens in Iowa streams

CE Givens, DW Kolpin, MA Borchardt, JW Duris… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Manure application is a source of pathogens to the environment. Through overland runoff
and tile drainage, zoonotic pathogens can contaminate surface water and streambed …

Hepatitis E virus infection in the HIV-positive patient

JD Debes, MB Pisano, M Lotto, V Re - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2016 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a RNA virus that can cause hepatitis. In immunocompetent
individuals, infection with HEV usually leads to asymptomatic seroconversion. However, in …

Seroprevalence and incidence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors: a review

DW Al‐Sadeq, AF Majdalawieh… - Reviews in medical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus with 4 main genotypes. HEV‐1 and HEV‐2 infect
solely humans, while HEV‐3 and HEV‐4 infect humans and various animals such as pigs …

Epidemiology of viral hepatitis A to E in Germany

S Dudareva, M Faber, R Zimmermann… - …, 2022 - europepmc.org
Abstract Mit Virushepatitis A bis E werden verschiedene infektiöse Entzündungen des
Leberparenchyms bezeichnet, die durch die Hepatitisviren A bis E (HAV, HBV, HCV, HDV …

First reported outbreak of locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Australia

CM Yapa, C Furlong, A Rosewell… - Medical Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To determine the source and extent of a locally acquired hepatitis E virus (HEV)
infection outbreak. Design, setting and participants: A cluster of notified cases of HEV …