Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, Texas | Zendy

Amon Joseph J. | Zendy; Drobeniuc Jan | Zendy; Bower William A. | Zendy; Magaña Jorge C. | Zendy; Escobedo Miguel A. | Zendy; Williams Ian T. | Zendy; Bell Beth P. | Zendy; Armstrong Gregory L. | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Premium

Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, Texas

Author(s) -

Amon Joseph J.,

Drobeniuc Jan,

Bower William A.,

Magaña Jorge C.,

Escobedo Miguel A.,

Williams Ian T.,

Bell Beth P.,

Armstrong Gregory L.

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

journal of medical virology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782

H-Index - 121

eISSN - 1096-9071

pISSN - 0146-6615

DOI - 10.1002/jmv.20617

Subject(s) - hepatitis e virus , virology , acute hepatitis , hepatitis a virus , virus , hepatitis , hepatitis e , population , medicine , hepatitis a , viral hepatitis , biology , environmental health , genotype , gene , biochemistry

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enterically transmitted RNA virus that causes both epidemic and sporadic cases of acute hepatitis. Despite sero‐surveys showing antibody to HEV in up to 36% of the US population, acute hepatitis E has been reported among individuals with no history of international travel only three times in the United States. We report a case of apparently locally‐acquired hepatitis E that occurred in El Paso, Texas that was 98% similar to a previously isolated HEV found in swine in the United States. Like the three previous cases, a thorough investigation found no conclusive sources of infection. Active case surveillance found no additional cases.J. Med. Virol. 78:741–746, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

This content is not available in your region!

Continue researching here.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research