Published by
Mathias Schemmerer Orthohepevirus A, also known as the hepatitis E virus (HEV), is endemic in Europe. HEV is divided into eight genotypes (HEV-1 to -8). Zoonotic HEV-3 is predominant in Europe and can further be differe...
Published by
Javier Caballero Gómez, Antonio Rivero, Antonio Rivero-Juarez The Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) is still the most endangered felid species in the world, although different projects, including EU LIFE-Nature projects, have been launched since 2000s to save the Ibe...
Published by
Siddharth Sridhar Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is challenging to cultivate in vitro. Replication is often weak and highly strain dependent. Also, viruses released from cells in culture are cloaked in cell-derived envelopes ...
Published by
chunnan liang At least 20 million hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections occur annually. Hepatitis E is generally acute and self-limiting. However, chronic hepatitis E has gained more attention worldwide and has been r...
Published by
Mara Klöhn, Eike Steinmann Every year, an estimated 20 million people become infected with HEV, resulting in 3.3 million acute cases and approximately 70,000 deaths annually, making HEV the leading cause for acute viral hepatit...
Published by
Jian Wu, Ze Xiang Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is usually asymptomatic and results in a self-limited disease with low mortality, some patients, particularly pregnant women, the elderly, and people with pr...
Published by
Debin Tian, Xiang-Jin Meng HEV infection is associated with nerve root and plexus sequelae, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy, in a significant proportion of HEV-infected individuals worldwide. Additiona...
Published by
Maria Belen Pisano The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute hepatitis, which can progress to chronicity in immunosuppressed patients. Although it is transmitted mainly by the fecal-oral or zoonotic routes, there is curr...
Published by
Sherif El-Kafrawy, Esam Azhar Camels gained attention since the discovery of MERS-CoV as intermediary hosts for potentially epidemic zoonotic viruses. Epidemiological studies on hepatitis E virus (HEV) seroprevalence in pregnant E...
Published by
Sebastien Lhomme Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. While the water borne HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are found in developing countries, HEV genotypes 3 and 4 are endemic in developed c...
GHEP offers free membership for your better connection with the hepatitis E community
EVENTS
2025-01-18
International Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart (2025) Day two of this symposium will place a special emphasis on Hepatitis E — a virus that, despite being the most common cause of viral hepatitis, offers a valuable opportunity for further research and understanding.
Venue:
Cantinerie Berlin Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany.
Organisers:
Prof. Dr. Jens Kurreck,
Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Todt,
Prof. Dr. med. Heiner Wedemeyer,
More information:Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : International DFG/DZIF Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart (mhh.de)