Hepatitis E is an emerging disease in resource-poor regions of the world. It is estimated that about 2 billion people live in areas endemic for this disease. The inability to reproducibly culture hepatitis E virus makes it impossible to develop traditional live or inactivated vaccines.
Rakesh, Aggarwal, Shahid, Jameel
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Markers of hepatitis A in the monkeys of the Adlers primate center
Hepatitis A is a widespread viral infection. The HAV strains of “human” and “monkey” origin are similar in their morphological and antigenic properties, but differ genotypically.
D. I. Dogadov +5 more
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Hepatitis E - epidemiology and clinical course in the largest cohort in the Czech Republic
Introduction The majority of hepatitis E (HE) reports come from Western Europe. The aim of the study was to describe the typical epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HE in the Czech Republic. Material and methods The retrospective analysis of
Matúš Mihalčin +4 more
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Persistence of hepatic hepatitis B virus after serological clearance of HBsAG with autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation [PDF]
Delayed clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen was previously reported in a 38 year old woman after high dose chemotherapy with autologous peripheral blood stem cell rescue.
Lau, GKK +4 more
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Genetic heterogeneity of hepatitis E virus in Darfur, Sudan, and neighboring Chad. [PDF]
The within-outbreak diversity of hepatitis E virus (HEV) was studied during the outbreak of hepatitis E that occurred in Sudan in 2004. Specimens were collected from internally displaced persons living in a Sudanese refugee camp and two camps implanted ...
Andraghetti, R +7 more
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Assessment of the cross-protective capability of recombinant capsid proteins derived from pig, rat, and avian hepatitis E viruses (HEV) against challenge with a genotype 3 HEV in pigs [PDF]
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is primarily transmitted via the fecal-oral route through contaminated water supplies, although many sporadic cases of hepatitis E are transmitted zoonotically via direct contact with infected ...
Córdoba, Laura +5 more
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Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis E virus: An overview [PDF]
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a significant health problem with approximately 20 million individuals infected annually. HEV infection has been associated with a wide spectrum of extrahepatic manifestations, including neurological, hematological and renal ...
Fotios S. Fousekis +2 more
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PCR detection and analyzis of potentially zoonotic Hepatitis E virus in French rats [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis E virus has been detected in a wide range of animals. While Genotypes 1-2 of this virus infect only humans, 3-4 can spread from animals to humans and cause sporadic cases of human disease.
Ann-Sophie Olofson +4 more
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Global travel and tourism, especially across tropical countries, may lead to importation of malaria and other infectious diseases into Sri Lanka. This case report describes the first co-infection of imported hepatitis E and Plasmodium falciparum malaria ...
S. Senarathne +5 more
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Clinical, epidemiological and virological features of acute hepatitis B in Italy [PDF]
Purpose To evaluate the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes, basal core promoter (BCP)/precore (PC) and S gene mutations with the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Italy.
Alessandro Remo Zanetti +10 more
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