2014
Hepatitis E virus: Current concepts and future perspectives
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Current Infectious Disease Reports , Volume 16 - Issue 4
For many years, hepatitis E was considered a disease found only in certain developing countries. In these geographical settings, hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes a self-limiting hepatitis in young adults, except in pregnant females, in whom the mortality is 25 %. Our understanding of HEV has changed radically in the past decade. It is now evident that HEV is a threat to global health. This review article considers the current concepts and future perspectives of HEV and its effects on human health, with particular reference to developed countries.
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Organisation | Department of Virology |
Dalton, H., Pas, S., Madden, R., & Eijck, A. (2014). Hepatitis E virus: Current concepts and future perspectives. Current Infectious Disease Reports (Vol. 16). doi:10.1007/s11908-014-0399-8 |