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Experimental model

Published by chunnan liang

At least 20 million hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections occur annually. Hepatitis E is generally acute and self-limiting. However, chronic hepatitis E has gained more attention worldwide and has been r...


Antiviral agent

Published by Mara Klöhn, Eike Steinmann

Every year, an estimated 20 million people become infected with HEV, resulting in 3.3 million acute cases and approximately 70,000 deaths annually, making HEV the leading cause for acute viral hepatit...


Diagnostics

Published by Jian Wu, Ze Xiang

Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is usually asymptomatic and results in a self-limited disease with low mortality, some patients, particularly pregnant women, the elderly, and people with pr...


Virus-host interaction

Published by Debin Tian, Xiang-Jin Meng

HEV infection is associated with nerve root and plexus sequelae, such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and neuralgic amyotrophy, in a significant proportion of HEV-infected individuals worldwide. Additiona...


Public health

Published by Maria Belen Pisano

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes acute hepatitis, which can progress to chronicity in immunosuppressed patients. Although it is transmitted mainly by the fecal-oral or zoonotic routes, there is curr...


Animal reservoir

Published by Sherif El-Kafrawy, Esam Azhar

Camels gained attention since the discovery of MERS-CoV as intermediary hosts for potentially epidemic zoonotic viruses. Epidemiological studies on hepatitis E virus (HEV) seroprevalence in pregnant E...


Clinical feature

Published by Sebastien Lhomme

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the major cause of viral hepatitis worldwide. While the water borne HEV genotypes 1 and 2 are found in developing countries, HEV genotypes 3 and 4 are endemic in developed c...


Public health

Published by Rasmus Gustafsson

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in Europe are under-reported since most people do not present with symptoms. However, in individuals with compromised immune systems, HEV can cause a severe form of ...


Virology

Published by Mathias Schemmerer

The family Hepeviridae is separated into four species. The best-known is Orthohepevirus A (hepatitis E virus, HEV-A) which is meanwhile recognized as the main causative agent of acute hepatitis global...


Public health

Published by Angel Desai

It is often challenging to obtain the most up-to-date burden of infectious diseases among  refugees and internally displaced persons. Well-conducted observational studies and clinical trials require ...


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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)