Article
Hepatitis E Virus and Related Viruses in Animals.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Feb 2017
Thiry D, Mauroy A, Pavio N, Purdy M A, Rose N, Thiry E, de Oliveira-Filho E F
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E is an acute human liver disease in healthy individuals which may eventually become chronic. It is caused by the hepatitis E virus (HEV) and can have a zoonotic origin. Nearly 57,000 people die yearly from hepatitis E-related conditions. The disease is endemic in both developing and developed countries with distinct epidemiologic profiles. In developing countries, the disease is associated with...
Topics
- Animals
- Disease Reservoirs
- Genotype
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E virus
- Humans
- Zoonoses