Summary of some Hepatitis E Virus communications

Hepatitis E Virus

- Hepatitis E Virus and Pork/Swine (France, Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom, Japan)

A systematic review/meta-analysis of primary research investigating swine, pork or pork products as a source of zoonotic hepatitis E virus. 
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21554782?dopt=Abstract

Hepatitis E virus in pork production chain in Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain, 2010.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22840221?dopt=Abstract

Hepatitis E virus in pork food chain, United Kingdom, 2009-2010.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22840183?dopt=Abstract

Three cases of acute or fulminant hepatitis E caused by ingestion of pork meat and entrails in Hokkaido, Japan: Zoonotic food-borne transmission of hepatitis E virus and public health concerns.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22568494?dopt=Abstract

Close similarity between sequences of hepatitis E virus recovered from humans and swine, France, 2008-2009.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22099089?dopt=Abstract

- Hepatitis E Virus and Blood donors (France, Switzerland)

Autochthonous infections with hepatitis E virus genotype 4, France.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22840196?dopt=Abstract

Hepatitis E virus antibodies in blood donors, France.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22172156?dopt=Abstract

Hepatitis E virus coinfection in patients with HIV infection.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21819531?dopt=Abstract

Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among blood donors in southwest Switzerland.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21701586?dopt=Abstract

- Hepatitis E Virus and inactivation process

Thermal inactivation of infectious hepatitis E virus in experimentally contaminated food.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22610436?dopt=Abstract

- Hepatitis E Virus and other topics

Hepatitis E: are psychiatric patients on special risk?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21819531?dopt=Abstract
 
Hepatitis E virus in Italy: molecular analysis of travel-related and autochthonous cases.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21471314?dopt=Abstract

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