Hepatitis E: current status
SUMMARY
Acute hepatitis E is a very common disease in developing countries, to the point that, according to World Health Organization estimates, one third of the world's population has been exposed to HEV. It also causes outbreaks in refugee camps or after natural disasters such as floods or earthquakes. Sporadic cases of acute hepatitis have been observed in practically all European countries and other developed geographical areas, not only in travelers from endemic countries but also in people with no risk factors. But, lately, new aspects of this infection are appearing in industrialized countries such as the possibility of the disease becoming chronic in transplant patients, the immunocompromised in general, and even in patients with previous liver disease who are immunocompetent. In this comprehensive review, we summarize the current knowledge on HEV infection. Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: Reviews in Medical Virology - Category: Virology Authors: María Teresa Pérez‐Gracia, María Luísa Mateos Lindemann, María Caridad Montalvo Villalba Tags: Review Source Type: research
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