Hepatitis E Virus Infection: Circulation, Molecular Epidemiology, and Impact on Global Health

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-439722
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.43972

Pallerla, Srinivas Reddy

; Harms, Dominik ; Johne, Reimar ; Todt, Daniel

; Steinmann, Eike

; Schemmerer, Mathias ; Wenzel, Jürgen J.

; Hofmann, Jörg ; Shih, James Wai Kuo ; Wedemeyer, Heiner ; Bock, C.-Thomas

; Velavan, Thirumalaisamy P.

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Abstract

Infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) represents the most common source of viral hepatitis globally. Although infecting over 20 million people annually in endemic regions, with major outbreaks described since the 1950s, hepatitis E remains an underestimated disease. This review gives a current view of the global circulation and epidemiology of this emerging virus. The history of HEV, from the ...