The current host range of hepatitis E viruses

SP Kenney - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen transmitting both human to human
via the fecal oral route and from animals to humans through feces, direct contact, and …

Genetic variability and evolution of hepatitis E virus

PP Primadharsini, S Nagashima, H Okamoto - Viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus. HEV can cause both
acute and chronic hepatitis, with the latter usually occurring in immunocompromised …

[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) …

Review of Hepatitis E Virus in Rats: Evident Risk of Species Orthohepevirus C to Human Zoonotic Infection and Disease

G Reuter, Á Boros, P Pankovics - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV)(family Hepeviridae) is one of the most common human pathogens,
causing acute hepatitis and an increasingly recognized etiological agent in chronic hepatitis …

Evolutionary biology of human hepatitis viruses

A Rasche, AL Sander, VM Corman, JF Drexler - Journal of Hepatology, 2019 - Elsevier
Hepatitis viruses are major threats to human health. During the last decade, highly diverse
viruses related to human hepatitis viruses were found in animals other than primates …

Orthohepevirus C: An Expanding Species of Emerging Hepatitis E Virus Variants

B Wang, D Harms, XL Yang, CT Bock - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen that has received an increasing
amount of attention from virologists, clinicians, veterinarians, and epidemiologists over the …

Chirohepevirus from Bats: Insights into Hepatitis E Virus Diversity and Evolution

B Wang, XL Yang - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Homologs of the human hepatitis E virus (HEV) have been identified in more than a dozen
animal species. Some of them have been evidenced to cross species barriers and infect …

Mechanism of cross-species transmission, adaptive evolution and pathogenesis of hepatitis E virus

PP Primadharsini, S Nagashima, H Okamoto - Viruses, 2021 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the leading cause of acute hepatitis worldwide. While the
transmission in develo** countries is dominated by fecal-oral route via drinking …

First Detection of Hepatitis E Virus (Rocahepevirus ratti Genotype C1) in Synanthropic Norway Rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Romania

D Porea, C Raileanu, LA Crivei, V Gotu, G Savuta… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an emerging zoonotic pathogen with different viral genera and
species reported in a wide range of animals. Rodents, particularly rats, carry the specific …

Rocahepevirus ratti as an Emerging Cause of Acute Hepatitis Worldwide

S Benavent, S Carlos, G Reina - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a widespread human infection that causes mainly acute
infection and can evolve to a chronic manifestation in immunocompromised individuals. In …