Article
[Epidemiological situation of hepatitis E in Africa].
Virologie (Montrouge, France) - 1 Oct 2025
Doukouré Bakary, Tordo Noël, Roques Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) belongs to the Hepeviridae family, Orthohepevirinae subfamily, Paslahepevirus genus which includes eight genotypes. HEV genotype 1 (HEV-1) and genotype 2 (HEV-2) are specific to humans, while genotype 3 (HEV-3) and genotype 4 (HEV-4) circulate mainly in pigs, wild boars and deer, but have also a zoonotic potential. HEV genotype 5 (HEV-5) and 6 (HEV-6) viruses circulate in wild boars in...
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- Hepatitis E
- Humans
- Hepatitis E virus
- Animals
- Africa
- Zoonoses
- Swine
- Genotype
