Article
Laboratory challenges in the diagnosis of hepatitis E virus.
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 Apr 2018
Al-Sadeq Duaa W, Majdalawieh Amin F, Mesleh Areej G, Abdalla Omnya M, Nasrallah Gheyath K
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals, mainly pigs and deer. Additionally, two new genotypes (HEV-5 and HEV-6) infect mainly wild boar. Recently, newly discovered genotypes...
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