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One health

Public health

Published by Javier Caballero Gómez, Antonio Rivero, Antonio Rivero-Juarez

From hepatitis E virus to rat hepatitis E virus (ratHEV), hepeviruses clearly require a One Health approach to tackle. ratHEV is increasingly recognized as a cause of human hepatitis. Although only a ...


Public health

Published by Martin Faye

Endemic circulation of HEV could be favoured by precarious living conditions including lack of hygiene or health care facilities and limited access to drinking water as is the case in developing count...


One health

Public health

Published by Anabella Fantilli, Viviana Ré

In South America, an increase in the number of reports on Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) circulation has been registered in recent years, showing a wide viral circulation on the continent (Pisano et al., 202...


Clinical feature

Public health

Published by FLORENCE ABRAVANEL

The major strains infecting humans are classified into 4 major genotypes with 2 distinct epidemiological profiles. In countries with poor environmental sanitation, HEV-1 and 2 (found exclusively in hu...


Public health

Published by Nishan Katuwal

HEV is estimated to cause approximately 20 million new infections annually, leading to around 3.3 million symptomatic cases and 70,000 deaths. However, these figures may be underestimated due to limit...


Hepatology

Public health

Vaccine

Virology

Published by Susanne Dudman, Asma Aziz

We conducted a large phase 4, double-blind, cluster-randomised trial in 67 villages in Matlab, Bangladesh, and hereby share some of our results. Between 2017 and2021, 19 460 participants were randomis...


Clinical Trial

Prevention

Public health

Vaccine

Published by Asma Aziz

The safety of the HEV vaccine (Hecolin®) during or shortly before pregnancy remains uncertain, with only two studies from China providing limited insights. These studies had significant limitations s...


Food virology

Public health

Published by Xiang-Jin Meng

The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on microbiological risk assessment of viruses in foods was first convened in Rome, Italy from 18-22 September 2023, and then...


Public health

Published by Maria Belen Pisano

The hepatitis E virus (HEV, specie Paslahepevirus balayani) is responsible for a liver disease that affects ∼ 20 million people worldwide every year, especially in low- and middle-income countries w...


Animal reservoir

Public health

Published by Amine Nur Avan

Written by Amine Nur Avan The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is classified into the genus Orthohepevirus of the Hepeviridae family, consisting of 4 species, namely Orthohepevirus A, B, C and D. Orthohepevir...


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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)