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Review
. 2002 May;4(6):657-66.
doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(02)01584-8.

Hepatitis E: an overview

Harald C Worm  1 , Wim H M van der Poel, Gerald Brandstätter
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Review

Hepatitis E: an overview

Harald C Worm et al. Microbes Infect. 2002 May.
Free article

Abstract

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a non-enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus with icosahedral symmetry. Although it is related to the alpha-virus superfamily, the HEV is classified as a separate Hepatitis E-like viruses genus. Infection in humans occurs in sporadic and epidemic forms and can cause an acute, self-limited, icteric hepatitis. Recent studies indicate the existence of a reservoir in animals.

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