Tag Archive for PRO/AH/EDR> Hepatitis E – France (03): rabbit source

PRO/AH/EDR> Hepatitis E – France (03): rabbit source

Hepatitis E -- FranceAbravanel F, Lhomme S, El Costa H, Schvartz B, Peron J-P, Kamar N and Izopet JReports of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections in humans and animals are becoming more frequent. HEV is a member of the family _Hepeviridae_. HEV strains that infect humans (HEV1, HEV2, HEV3, HEV4, and HEV7) belong to the genus _Orthohepevirus_ (1). In industrialized countries, HEV transmission is mainly zoonotic, and the most prevalent genotype is HEV3. This genotype is transmitted mainly by direct Read more [...]