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 ...

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 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 ...

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) 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 ...

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 ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...