The hepatitis E virus is transmitted mainly through the faecal-oral route due to faecal contamination of drinking water. Other transmission routes have been identified, which include: Vertical ...

Over the last few decades, wild boar populations have increased in the urban areas of Barcelona and in other parts of Catalonia. This wild animal is an important reservoir of the hepatitis E virus, ...

Recent reports indicate that HEV genotype 3, possibly related to zoonotic transmission ... safe and can prevent clinically overt acute hepatitis E in high-risk populations. We herein review ...

There are five kinds of hepatitis. Each has different causes, with one commonality: Hepatitis causes your liver to get inflamed. Hepatitis disease can also sometimes be spread through sexual contact.

Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about hepatitis C transmission to help you protect yourself and others. You can contract hepatitis C if your blood is exposed to the blood of ...

A team from UNIGE-HUG Centre for Emerging Viral Diseases, MSF, MSF Epicentre, Johns Hopkins University and South Sudanese Ministry of Health has demonstrated the effectiveness of a vaccine against ...

The study, therefore, confirms the protection provided by two doses of this vaccine, even during an epidemic, and the ...

Understanding Hepatitis Viral hepatitis is a liver infection caused by different viruses (A, B, C, D, E). In India, it is a significant public health issue. As per ...