A three-dose vaccine regimen prevented hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections with high efficacy in adults over the course of 10 years, a phase III trial from China found. The HEV239 vaccine, sold under ...

Hepatitis E is found worldwide and different genotypes of the hepatitis E virus determine differences in epidemiology. For example, genotype 1 is usually seen in developing countries and causes ...

A vaccine against hepatitis E shows potent, long-lasting protection against the virus. The finding from a huge study in China could clear the way for other countries to adopt the shots against ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From a public health point of view, there are no specific strategies for prevention of hepatitis E virus ...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes varying disease severity among patient subpopulations: it is self-limiting in most young adults, but causes ∼30% mortality in pregnant women and leads to chronicity in ...

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is among the leading global causes of acute viral hepatitis. Molecular studies of HEV strains have identified four main genotypes. Genotypes 1 and 2 are limited to humans ...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is widespread, and so far there is no effective drug. In the search for one, the so-called rocaglates have come into focus: plant compounds that can inhibit the replication of ...

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of water-borne epidemics of hepatitis in many developing countries in Asia and Africa, where high mortality has been reported among infected pregnant women ...

A hepatitis E-positive meat product appears to be behind most of the infections that occurred earlier this year in Finland. The hepatitis E virus previously detected in sausages from a domestic ...

Hepatitis E is a viral infection of the liver that causes inflammation of the organ. The Hepatitis E virus is a positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus with an icosahedral structure comprising a ...

Hepatitis E is a type of liver inflammation. It results from an infection with the hepatitis E virus (HEV). You can get hepatitis E if you drink water that contains the virus or eat food that has been ...