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Animal reservoir
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...
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...
Clinical feature
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...
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...
Public health
Published by
Rasmus Gustafsson
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in Europe are under-reported since most people do not present with symptoms. However, in individuals with compromised immune systems, HEV can cause a severe form of ...
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in Europe are under-reported since most people do not present with symptoms. However, in individuals with compromised immune systems, HEV can cause a severe form of ...
Virology
Published by
Mathias Schemmerer
The family Hepeviridae is separated into four species. The best-known is Orthohepevirus A (hepatitis E virus, HEV-A) which is meanwhile recognized as the main causative agent of acute hepatitis global...
The family Hepeviridae is separated into four species. The best-known is Orthohepevirus A (hepatitis E virus, HEV-A) which is meanwhile recognized as the main causative agent of acute hepatitis global...
Public health
Published by
Angel Desai
It is often challenging to obtain the most up-to-date burden of infectious diseases among refugees and internally displaced persons. Well-conducted observational studies and clinical trials require ...
It is often challenging to obtain the most up-to-date burden of infectious diseases among refugees and internally displaced persons. Well-conducted observational studies and clinical trials require ...
Virus-host interaction
Published by
Harini Sooryanarain, Xiang-Jin Meng
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is usually a self-limiting disease with an overall case-fatality rate of less than 1%; however in pregnant women mortality rate can increase up to 20-30%. The exact m...
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is usually a self-limiting disease with an overall case-fatality rate of less than 1%; however in pregnant women mortality rate can increase up to 20-30%. The exact m...
Diagnostics
Published by
Jian Wu, Hongcui Cao
In the past decade, acute liver failure (ALF) caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has become more common, although HEV infection usually causes acute and self-limiting disease. However, there ...
In the past decade, acute liver failure (ALF) caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has become more common, although HEV infection usually causes acute and self-limiting disease. However, there ...
Experimental model
Published by
Loan Dao Thi
The heterogenous nature of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections poses clinical challenges. Tropical HEV genotype (GT)1 & 2 infections can lead to acute liver failure, especially in pregnant women, w...
The heterogenous nature of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections poses clinical challenges. Tropical HEV genotype (GT)1 & 2 infections can lead to acute liver failure, especially in pregnant women, w...
Virology
Viral interference of hepatitis C and E virus replication in novel experimental co-infection systems
Published by
Eike Steinmann The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide, affecting 20 million people per year. HEV-infections are self-limited, but can progress into fulminant or chronic h...
Diagnostics
Published by
Jian Wu, Hongcui Cao
Hepatitis E is endemic in many developing countries, and hepatitis E virus is transmitted mainly by the fecal-oral route. It was estimated that approximately 20.1 million hepatitis E-related liver dis...
Hepatitis E is endemic in many developing countries, and hepatitis E virus is transmitted mainly by the fecal-oral route. It was estimated that approximately 20.1 million hepatitis E-related liver dis...
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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)
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)
