Clinical burden of Hepatitis E virus infection in a tertiary care center in Flanders, Belgium

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a small, non-enveloped, single stranded RNA virus. Four HEV genotypes exist. HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are typically associated with human epidemic outbreaks in developing countries. They are transmitted between humans by the fecal-oral route. By contrast, HEV genotypes 3 and 4 are transmitted foodborne and zoonotically from animal reservoirs. They usually occur as sporadic cases and are emerging pathogens in the developed world [1 –6]. HEV can be complicated by serious complications such as neurologic disorders.

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - March 19, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Lien Cattoir, Frederik Van Hoecke, Tom Van Maerken, Eveline Nys, Inge Ryckaert, Matthias De Boulle, Anja Geerts, Xavier Verhelst, Isabelle Colle, Veronik Hutse, Vanessa Suin, Magali Wautier, Steven Van Gucht, Hans Van Vlierberghe, Elizaveta Padalko Source Type: research