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High prevalence of hepatitis E virus in semen of infertile male and causes testis damage

31 Aug 2017

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We read with interest the paper by Todt et al 1 concerning the mutagenesis of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) caused by ribavirin treatment. HEV is a major cause of acute hepatitis worldwide and lacks a specific treatment.1 2 It replicates in many extrahepatic sites (spleen, kidney, brain and muscle3–5), but whether the testis is included is unknown. Active HEV has been detected in body fluids (blood,2 urine4 and milk6),...

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PMID: 28860349
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314884

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