Hepatitis E virus in developed countries: one of the most successful zoonotic viral diseases in human history?

Until recently, hepatitis E was thought to be largely confined to hyperendemic areas in Asia, Africa and Mexico. Over the last 10 years it has become clear that this is not the case, as it is surprisingly common in developed countries. In these settings, it is caused by HEV genotypes 3 and 4, and is...

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Main Authors: Harry R. Dalton, M. Saunders, Kathy L. Woolson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Journal of Virus Eradication
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S205566402031147X