ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae 2022

MA Purdy, JF Drexler, XJ Meng… - Journal of General …, 2022 - microbiologyresearch.org
The family Hepeviridae includes enterically transmitted small quasi-enveloped or non-
enveloped positive-sense single-stranded RNA viruses infecting mammals and birds …

Hepatitis E virus: Host tropism and zoonotic infection

B Wang, XJ Meng - Current opinion in microbiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), the causative agent of hepatitis E, is an understudied but important
pathogen. HEV typically causes self-limiting acute viral hepatitis, however chronic infection …

Proposed reference sequences for hepatitis E virus subtypes

DB Smith, P Simmonds, J Izopet… - Journal of General …, 2016 - microbiologyresearch.org
The nomenclature of hepatitis E virus (HEV) subtypes is inconsistent and makes comparison
of different studies problematic. We have provided a table of proposed complete genome …

ICTV Virus Taxonomy Profile: Hepeviridae

MA Purdy, TJ Harrison, S Jameel… - Journal of General …, 2017 - microbiologyresearch.org
The family Hepeviridae includes enterically transmitted small non-enveloped positive-sense
RNA viruses. It includes the genera Piscihepevirus, whose members infect fish, and …

[PDF][PDF] Transmission of rat hepatitis E virus infection to humans in Hong Kong: a clinical and epidemiological analysis

S Sridhar, CCY Yip, S Wu, NFS Chew, KH Leung… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims Hepatitis E virus (HEV) variants causing human infection
predominantly belong to HEV species A (HEV‐A). HEV species C genotype 1 (HEV‐C1) …

[HTML][HTML] Rat hepatitis E virus as cause of persistent hepatitis after liver transplant

S Sridhar, CCY Yip, S Wu, J Cai… - Emerging infectious …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
All hepatitis E virus (HEV) variants reported to infect humans belong to the species
Orthohepevirus A (HEV-A). The zoonotic potential of the species Orthohepevirus C (HEV-C) …

Zoonotic hepatitis E virus: classification, animal reservoirs and transmission routes

V Doceul, E Bagdassarian, A Demange, N Pavio - Viruses, 2016 - mdpi.com
During the past ten years, several new hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) have been identified in
various animal species. In parallel, the number of reports of autochthonous hepatitis E in …

Hepatitis E virus genotypes and evolution: emergence of camel hepatitis E variants

S Sridhar, JLL Teng, TH Chiu, SKP Lau… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of viral hepatitis globally. Zoonotic HEV is an
important cause of chronic hepatitis in immunocompromised patients. The rapid …

The concept of one health applied to the problem of zoonotic diseases

MNF Shaheen - Reviews in medical virology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Zoonotic diseases are a burden on healthcare systems globally, particularly
underdeveloped nations. Numerous vertebrate animals (eg, birds, mammals and reptiles) …

[HTML][HTML] Orthohepevirus C infection as an emerging cause of acute hepatitis in Spain: First report in Europe

A Rivero-Juarez, M Frias, AB Perez, JA Pineda… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background & Aim Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was considered the only member of the
Hepeviridae family with zoonotic potential. Nevertheless, this consideration has been …