Research highlights
Clinical Trial
Prevention
Public health
Vaccine
Receipt of hepatitis E vaccine and fetal loss in rural Bangladesh
The safety of the HEV vaccine (Hecolin®) during or shortly before pregnancy remains uncertain, with...
Animal reservoir
One health
Pigs connecting the dots between rat HEV and humans
Rat HEV (Rocahepevirus ratti) is an emerging infectious disease with a global concern. Initial exper...
Vaccine
HEV vaccines tested in pigs with genotype 3 infection
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a leading cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. Currently, no causal t...
Public health
HEV in children and adolescents living in an urban environment in central Argentina
The hepatitis E virus (HEV, specie Paslahepevirus balayani) is responsible for a liver disease that ...
Experimental model
Immunity
Optimizing immunosuppression for establishing chronic hepatitis E in rabbits
Chronic hepatitis E mostly occurs in organ transplant recipients and can lead to rapid liver fibrosi...
Virus-host interaction
Deregulation of immune response in HEV infected pregnant women
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in pregnant women is associated with a wide spectrum of adverse co...
Virus-host interaction
Hepatitis E virus riding with sperm
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute viral hepatitis globally. In the last few deca...
Popular
One health
Rat HEV: a story by Dr. Siddharth Sridhar
Hepatitis E has always fascinated me. Epidemiologically, this virus is a shape-shifter, infecting hu...
Public health
Hepatitis E Outbreaks among refugees and internally displaced persons in sub-Saharan Africa
It is often challenging to obtain the most up-to-date burden of infectious diseases among refugees...
Virology
No evidence for rat HEV infections in humans in Germany
The family Hepeviridae is separated into four species. The best-known is Orthohepevirus A (hepatitis...
Diagnostics
Mapping the changes of serum metabolites in HEV patients
In the past decade, acute liver failure (ALF) caused by hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection has become...
Public health
Introducing a Chinese consortium of hepatitis E
CCSHE, The Chinese Consortium for the Study of Hepatitis E, is an academic association dedicated to ...
Call for Abstracts: International HEV Symposium in Istanbul
The International Vaccine Institute (Seoul, South Korea) is hosting a Hepatitis E Symposium this Apr...
Experimental model
Human embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell-derived HEV culture models
The heterogenous nature of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections poses clinical challenges. Tropical HE...
News
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
Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy and HEV transmission
Porcine-derived pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is indicated for treating exocrine panc...
Postdoctoral positions
The groups of Dr. Qiuwei Abdullah Pan (Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands) and Dr. Wenshi Wang ...
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
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
Hepatitis E in Mexico
The history of hepatitis E virus (HEV) as a causative agent of hepatitis is linked to Mexico. In 198...
JCTH welcomes submissions of hepatitis E research
Journal of Clinical and Translational Hepatology (JCTH, https://www.xiahepublishing.com/journal/jcth...
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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.
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EVENTS
2023-04-28
2nd International HEV Symposium
The meeting will be held from April 28 to 29, 2023, in London. The 2-day meeting will feature talks and presentations given on the latest updates on HEV epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, laboratory research, and disease control. More information: https://www.ivi.int/hev-symposium-2023/
The meeting will be held from April 28 to 29, 2023, in London. The 2-day meeting will feature talks and presentations given on the latest updates on HEV epidemiology, diagnostics, treatment, laboratory research, and disease control. More information: https://www.ivi.int/hev-symposium-2023/
