Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is a global problem that affects 20 million individuals, and cause acute hepatitis in 3.5 million, with approximately 70 000 deaths worldwide per year. While the acute disease is generally self-limited, however, it may progress to fatal fulminant liver failure in certain individuals. Contaminated water supplies disseminate this virus through the faecal-oral route, and swine is thought to be its zoonotic reservoir. Attempts have been made to develop effective HEV vaccines, and two candidates have undergone successful clinical trials. In this review, we discuss HEV epidemiology, genotypes, microbiological structure, as well as the most recent advances in vaccination developments.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 311-316 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Liver International |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 1 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2014 John Wiley & Sons A/S.
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
Keywords
- HEV vaccine
- Hepatitis E virus (HEV)
- Primary prevention
- Vaccination
- Viral hepatitis
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