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Hepatitis E virus
19 Oct 2006
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the aetiological agent of non-HAV enterically transmitted hepatitis. It is the major cause of sporadic as well as epidemic hepatitis, which is no longer confined to Asia and developing countries but has also become a concern of the developed nations. In the Indian subcontinent, it accounts for 30-60% of sporadic hepatitis. It is generally accepted that hepatitis E is mostly self-limited...
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