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Autophagy by hepatitis B virus and for hepatitis B virus [PDF]

Autophagy, 2010
Autophagy is a catabolic process by which cells remove unwanted proteins and damaged organelles. It is important for maintaining cellular homeostasis and can also be used by cells to remove intracellular microbial pathogens. As such, some viruses such as herpes simplex virus-1 (HSV-1) have evolved mechanisms to suppress autophagy for their survival. In
Donna, Sir, David K, Ann, Jing-Hsiung James, Ou   +2 more
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Hepatitis E Virus [PDF]

Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, 2008
Hepatitis E is an emerging infectious disease. This review will focus on recent advances in the zoonotic transmission, global distribution and control of hepatitis E.Hepatitis E virus infection is known to cause waterborne epidemics and sporadic infections in developing countries.
Pauli, Georg, Blümel, Johannes, Burger, Reinhard, Drosten, Christian, Gröner, Albrecht, Gürtler, Lutz G., Heiden, Margarethe, Hildebrandt, Martin, Jansen, Bernd, Klamm, Horst, Montag-Lessing, Thomas, Offergeld, Ruth, Seitz, Rainer, Schlenkrich, Uwe, Schottstedt, Volkmar, Willkommen, Hannelore, Wirsing von König, Carl-Heinz   +16 more
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Sero-prevalence and risk factors for hepatitis B virus infection among health care workers in a tertiary hospital in Uganda. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health challenge. Prevalence of current hepatitis B virus infection in the general population in Uganda is about 10%.
Bwogi, Josephine, Abdhalah K Ziraba, Ziraba, Abdhalah K, Wainaina Caroline W, Mayanja-Kizza Harriet, Josephine Bwogi, Alice Namale, Namale Alice, Ziraba Abdhalah K, Harriet Mayanja-Kizza, Namale, Alice, Caroline W Wainaina, Bwogi Josephine, Mayanja-Kizza, Harriet, Wainaina, Caroline W   +14 more
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Identification of hepatitis a virus mimotopes by phage display, antigenicity and immunogenicity [PDF]

, 2007
A phage-displayed peptide approach was used to identify ligands mimicking antigenic determinants of hepatitis A virus (HAV) for the first time. Bacteriophages displaying HAV mimotopes were isolated from a phage-display peptide library by affinity ...
Camacho, F., Perez, E.M., Amin, N., Aguilar, A., David I. Stott, Talavera, A., Arturo Talavera, Raiza Martinez, Frank Camacho, Nevis Amin, Ela M. Perez, Larralde, O.G., Alicia Aguilar, Martinez, R., Osmany G. Larralde, Stott, D.I.   +15 more
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Prevalence of Hepatitis A Virus and Hepatitis E Virus Infection in the Patients Presenting with Acute Viral Hepatitis in Eastern India: A Cross-sectional Study

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023
Introduction: Enterically transmitted Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) and Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) are the most common cause of Acute Viral Hepatitis (AVH) and a major health concern in developing nations like India.
Neelima Singh, Nidhi Prasad,, Vidyut Prakash, Dipali Prasad, Ravikant Kumar   +4 more
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Frequency of Hepatitis B Virus, Hepatitis C Virus and HIV Infections in Cannabis and Opioid Addicts

Viral Hepatitis Journal, 2017
Objective: There are very few data about the epidemiology of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV infections in drug addicts in Turkey, whereas several countries have a developed surveillance systems to monitor the spread of HBV, HCV ...
Nuran KARABULUT, Zekiye ÇATAK
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An Outbreak Presents An Opportunity to Learn About A Rare Phenotype: Autoimmune Hepatitis After Acute Hepatitis A

Annals of Hepatology, 2020
There are rare instances where patients with acute hepatitis A virus infection subsequently developed autoimmune hepatitis. The diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis in this setting is challenging. Furthermore, information on treatment with steroids or other
Vijay S.-Are, Lindsay Yoder, Niharika Samala, Lauren Nephew, Craig Lammert, Raj Vuppalanchi   +5 more
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Hepatitis C virus evasion mechanisms from neutralizing antibodies [PDF]

, 2011
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) represents a major public health problem, affecting 3% of the world’s population. The majority of infected individuals develop chronic hepatitis, which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
Angus, Allan G.N., Arvind H. Patel, Patel, Arvind H., Caterina Di Lorenzo, Allan G. N. Angus, Lorenzo, Caterina D.   +5 more
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A description of a hepatitis A outbreak in men who have sex with men and public health measures implemented in Seine-Maritime department, Normandy, France, 2017

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background In 2016–2017, a European-wide circulation of genotype IA hepatitis A virus was responsible for hepatitis A outbreaks in men who have sex with men (MSM).
Nathalie Nicolay, Maggie Le Bourhis-Zaimi, Anais Lesourd, Mélanie Martel, Anne-Marie Roque-Afonso, Stéphane Erouart, Manuel Etienne, Ndeindo Ndeikoundam Ngangro   +7 more
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Prevalence of hepatitis A, B and C serological markers in children from western Mexico(◆)(◆)This work was partially funded by a grant to AP from the Consejo Estatal de Ciencia y Tecnologia de Jalisco, México (COECYTJAL-UdeG).

Annals of Hepatology, 2012
Introduction. Viral hepatitis in children is a major public health problem worldwide.Aim. To evaluate the prevalence of serological markers for hepatitis A, B and C infections in Mexican children diagnosed with hepatitis during a five-year period ...
Griselda Escobedo-Meléndez, Nora A. Fierro, Sonia Roman, Monserrat Maldonado-González, Eloy Zepeda-Carrillo, Arturo Panduro, M.D., Ph.D.   +5 more
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