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Published by Bo Wang, Xiang-Jin Meng

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is distinct from other hepatotropic viruses in that it is zoonotic and can infect across species barriers. HEV-1 and HEV-2 exclusively infect humans, whereas HEV-3 and HEV-4 ar...


Virology

Published by Xiang-Jin Meng

Postdoctoral Associate Position in Molecular Virology The Meng lab at Virginia Tech [http://www.tinyurl.com/meng-lab] is seeking a postdoctoral associate in molecular virology. The candidate is exp...


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Virology

Published by Susanne Dudman, Asma Aziz

We conducted a large phase 4, double-blind, cluster-randomised trial in 67 villages in Matlab, Bangladesh, and hereby share some of our results. Between 2017 and2021, 19 460 participants were randomis...


Virology

Virus-host interaction

Published by Sebastien Lhomme

Virus–host recombinant variants (VHRVs) were described in immunocompromised patients infected with genotype 3 HEV strains. These variants have the insertion of human gene fragments in the polyprolin...


Diagnostics

Virology

Published by Siddharth Sridhar, JIANWEN SITU

Human cases of Rocahepevirus ratti (HEV-C1) infection are increasingly reported worldwide. Serological tests for HEV-C1 infection are necessary for measuring the clinical burden of HEV-C1 on communiti...


Virology

Virus-host interaction

Published by Morgan Herod

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis (inflammation of the liver). Although the infection usually self-resolves in healthy people, occasionally it can lead to acute liver ...


Virology

Published by Qiang Ding, Xiaohui Ju

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis in the world. There are no direct-acting antivirals for HEV treatment. The mechanism of HEV replication, especially host facto...


Virology

Published by Zongdi Feng, Arash Grakoui

HEV has a single capsid protein encoded by its open reading frame (ORF) 2. Recent studies have shown that most of the ORF2 protein found in the circulation of HEV-infected patients is not associated w...


Virology

Published by Bo Wang, Xiang-Jin Meng

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes chronic hepatitis E that requires antiviral therapy in immunosuppressed individuals. Ribavirin (RBV) is the main therapeutic option for chronic hepatitis E as an off-lab...


Virology

Published by Thibault Tubiana, Sonia FIEULAINE, Stéphane Bressanelli

Structural biology, the field that produces atomic-level structures of biomacromolecules, has undergone several revolutions in the last ten years. The latest, and possibly the most far-reaching, is th...


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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)