Research highlights
Hepatology
One health
HEV infection in hemodialysis patients: experience from North-Eastern Greece
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), a common cause of viral hepatitis in developing countries, is mainly transm...
Virology
Better understanding the role of secreted HEV ORF2 protein in vivo
HEV has a single capsid protein encoded by its open reading frame (ORF) 2. Recent studies have shown...
Clinical feature
Abnormal kidney function in acute infection of genotype 1 hepatitis E virus
Extrahepatic disorders such as renal or neurological manifestations, cryoglobulinemia, and pancreati...
Animal reservoir
Ferret HEV - incidental detection in animal model
The ferret is commonly used as an animal model for studying viral diseases, including the flu and SA...
Virus-host interaction
Understanding the mechanism of HEV-associated adverse clinical outcomes during pregnancy
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes adverse clinical outcomes in pregnant women, including preterm delive...
Virology
HEV Polymerase Mutation Enhances Viral Replication in Rabbits
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes chronic hepatitis E that requires antiviral therapy in immunosuppress...
Public health
Survival and inactivation of HEV on inanimate surfaces
In order to assess the risk of transmission of a given pathogen and determine the most appropriate h...
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
Introducing a Chinese consortium of hepatitis E
CCSHE, The Chinese Consortium for the Study of Hepatitis E, is an academic association dedicated to ...
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...
Public health
A decade of HEV molecular surveillance in Germany, 2010–2019
Orthohepevirus A, also known as the hepatitis E virus (HEV), is endemic in Europe. HEV is divided in...
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...
Call for Abstracts: International HEV Symposium in Istanbul
The International Vaccine Institute (Seoul, South Korea) is hosting a Hepatitis E Symposium this Apr...
News
MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023
Objective of Postdoctoral Fellowships
The objective of PFs is to support researchers’ careers and...
Update: International HEV Symposium 2023
The Hepatitis E Symposium hosted by the International Vaccine Institute has changed the symposium lo...
Call for Abstracts: International HEV Symposium in Istanbul
The International Vaccine Institute (Seoul, South Korea) is hosting a Hepatitis E Symposium this Apr...
Antiviral agent
PhD awarded to Yunlong Li on hepatitis E research
On 30 August, Yunlong Li defended his PhD thesis on the development of antiviral therapy for treatin...
Public health
Experience of the first HEV vaccination campaign
Hepatitis E outbreaks regularly occur during humanitarian emergencies, often leading to tens of thou...
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 ...
Clinical feature
Advancing chronic hepatitis E research and patient care
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) was initially thought to exclusively cause acute hepatitis. However, the...
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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.
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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/
