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Hepatitis E should be considered a neglected tropical disease
25 Jul 2019
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute jaundice worldwide, with a case fatality risk (CFR) as high as 30% among symptomatic pregnant women. Human HEV includes four genotypes; the nonepidemic, zoonotic genotypes (typically 3 and 4) have gained increasing recognition in North America and Europe over the past decade [1] because of the potential risk of transmission through food, blood transfusions, and...
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