Discovery of hepatitis E: The epidemic non-A, non-B hepatitis 30 years down the memory lane

Virus Research

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-14

  Khuroo, Mohammad Sultan ^a  

^a Digestive Diseases Centre   (India)

Author keywords

Discovery; Endemic disease; Epidemics; Hepatitis E; Hepatitis viruses; Hepevirus; Sporadic disease

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E VACCINE;

AFGHANISTAN; CHOLESTASIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; END STAGE LIVER DISEASE; EPIDEMIC; EUROPE; GENOTYPE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INCIDENCE; INDIA; LIVER CELL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VIRUS GENOME; WATER SUPPLY;

ANIMALS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; VIRAL VACCINES;

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HEPEVIRUS; NON-A, NON-B HEPATITIS VIRUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

EID: 80053218537     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: 18727492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2011.02.007     Document Type: Review

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