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Molecular epidemiology of Hepatitis E virus among humans in the Niger Republic, 2017-2023.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2025
Lagare Adamou, Abdoulkader Issifi Kollo, Fall Gamou, Ousmane Hadiza, Hounkanrin Wilfried, Aoula Balki, Sadio Bacary Djilocalisse, Issaka Bassira, Maman Zaneidou, Faye Ousmane, Seini Sabo Haoua, Faye Martin
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis, responsible for large outbreaks in resource limited countries. The virus belongs to the genus Orthohepevirus which is subdivided into eight distinct genotypes (HEV-1 to HEV-8). Human disease transmission is mostly through the faecal-oral route. However, zoonotic transmission could also occur. In the Niger Republic, the first documented HEV...
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- Humans
- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis E virus
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Genotype