Hepatitis E in developed countries: current status and future perspectives.

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Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was for many years thought to be found almost exclusively in developing countries, where it is a major health issue. Recent studies have shown that HEV causes acute and chronic infection in developed countries. In these geographical settings, HEV is primarily a porcine zoonosis caused by genotypes 3 (HEV3) and 4 (HEV4). The clinical phenotype of hepatitis E continues to emerge, and recent...

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