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Immunity

Vaccine

2025-07-07

Immunity

Vaccine


Cross-genus protection against rat hepatitis E virus elicited by hepatitis E vaccination in humans
 Hepatitis E (HE), caused by Paslahepevirus balayani (bHEV), is one of the leading causes of acute vi...

Virology

Virus-host interaction

2025-07-01

Virology

Virus-host interaction


Integrin beta 1 facilitates non-enveloped hepatitis E virus cell entry
 The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute hepatitis and is primarily transmitted via t...

Experimental model

Virus-host interaction

2025-06-16

Experimental model

Virus-host interaction


Macrophage-augmented organoids for studying hepatitis E
 Severe acute viral diseases, such as cute hepatitis E caused by HEV infection, have prominent featur...

Animal reservoir

One health

2025-05-19

Animal reservoir

One health


Potential zoonotic spillover burden of rat HEV to humans
 Rat hepatitis E virus (HEVrat), classified as genotype 1 of Rocahepevirus ratti, is known to be wide...

Animal reservoir

One health

2025-05-19

Animal reservoir

One health


Prevalence of rat HEV in humans and rats in China
 Rocahepevirus ratti genotype 1 (rHEV) is an emerging zoonotic hepatitis E virus variant. A recent st...

Experimental model

Virus-host interaction

2025-05-06

Experimental model

Virus-host interaction


Better understanding how the maternal-fetal interface restricts HEV from crossing the placental barrier
 Hepatitis E virus genotype 1 (HEV-1) infection in pregnant women is associated with adverse outcomes...

Animal reservoir

One health

Public health

2025-03-27

Animal reservoir

One health

Public health


Rat HEV and acute hepatitis of unknown origin
 From hepatitis E virus to rat hepatitis E virus (ratHEV), hepeviruses clearly require a One Health a...

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Virology

2024-10-06

Virology


Postdoctoral Associate Position in Molecular Virology in Meng lab
 Postdoctoral Associate Position in Molecular Virology The Meng lab at Virginia Tech [http://www.t...

Food virology

Public health

2024-07-14

Food virology

Public health


HEV as the top 3 foodborne viral pathogens
 The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on microbiological risk ...

Animal reservoir

One health

2024-07-14

Animal reservoir

One health


Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and HEV transmission
 Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is indicated for treating exocrine panc...

2024-06-18

Postdoctoral positions
 The groups of Dr. Qiuwei Abdullah Pan (Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands) and Dr. Wenshi Wang ...

Animal reservoir

Public health

2024-04-08

Animal reservoir

Public health


Evidence for intermediate hosts for rat HEV
 Written by Amine Nur Avan The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is classified into the genus Orthohepevirus o...

Public health

2024-03-13

Public health


HEV prevalence in Indigenous and Non-Indigenous from the Brazilian Amazon Basin
 Contributed by Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira & Marcelo Alves Pinto From the detection and char...

Public health

2023-10-18

Public health


Hepatitis E in Mexico
 The history of hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a causative agent of hepatitis is linked to Mexico. In 198...

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Global Hepatitis E Platform

The mission of the Global Hepatitis E Platform is to enhance the global awareness and knowledge about hepatitis E. We connect all stakeholders to join forces for advancing hepatitis E research, education, public health and patient care.

We promote transparency, objectivity and collaboration in pursuit of knowledge and insights, wherever this may lead us.

MANAGEMENT TEAM

Qiuwei Abdullah Pan

Coordinator/Founder, Erasmus MC Rotterdam
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Secretary, Erasmus MC Rotterdam
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EVENTS

2025-01-18

International Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart (2025)
Day two of this symposium will place a special emphasis on Hepatitis E — a virus that, despite being the most common cause of viral hepatitis, offers a valuable opportunity for further research and understanding. Venue: Cantinerie Berlin Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25 13355 Berlin, Germany. Organisers: Prof. Dr. Jens Kurreck, Dr. rer. nat. Daniel Todt, Prof. Dr. med. Heiner Wedemeyer, More information: Medizinische Hochschule Hannover : International DFG/DZIF Joint Meeting on Viral Infections of the Liver and the Heart (mhh.de)
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