Recent knowledge on hepatitis E virus in Suidae reservoirs and transmission routes to human

N Pavio, V Doceul, E Bagdassarian, R Johne - Veterinary research, 2017 - Springer
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes self-limiting acute hepatitis in humans that can eventually
result in acute liver failures or progress to chronic infections. While in tropical and sub …

Phylogenetic analysis of global hepatitis E virus sequences: genetic diversity, subtypes and zoonosis

L Lu, C Li, CH Hagedorn - Reviews in medical virology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

A broadly reactive one-step real-time RT-PCR assay for rapid and sensitive detection of hepatitis E virus

N Jothikumar, TL Cromeans, BH Robertson… - Journal of virological …, 2006 - Elsevier
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 …

Sporadic acute or fulminant hepatitis E in Hokkaido, Japan, may be food-borne, as suggested by the presence of hepatitis E virus in pig liver as food

Y Yazaki, H Mizuo, M Takahashi… - Journal of general …, 2003 - microbiologyresearch.org
Among ten patients who contracted sporadic acute or fulminant hepatitis E between 2001
and 2002 in Hokkaido, Japan, nine (90%) had a history of consuming grilled or …

From the epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) within the swine reservoir to public health risk mitigation strategies: a comprehensive review

M Salines, M Andraud, N Rose - Veterinary research, 2017 - Springer
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E in humans, an emerging
zoonosis mainly transmitted via food in developed countries and for which domestic pigs are …

The two faces of hepatitis E virus

JM Hughes, ME Wilson, EH Teshale… - Clinical infectious …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) has at least 2 distinct epidemiological profiles:(1) large outbreaks
and epidemics in developing countries, usually caused by HEV genotype 1, resulting in high …

Genetic variability and evolution of hepatitis E virus

H Okamoto - Virus research, 2007 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the sole member of the genus Hepevirus in the family Hepeviridae.
HEV is transmitted primarily by the fecal–oral route, and water-borne epidemics are …

[HTML][HTML] Animal reservoirs for hepatitis E virus within the Paslahepevirus genus

R Ahmed, N Nasheri - Veterinary Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for acute hepatitis in humans. It is a single-stranded,
positive-sense RNA virus that belongs to the Hepeviridae family. The majority of concerning …

Hepatitis E virus

SK Panda, D Thakral, S Rehman - Reviews in medical virology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the aetiological agent of non‐HAV enterically transmitted hepatitis.
It is the major cause of sporadic as well as epidemic hepatitis, which is no longer confined to …

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 …