Zoonotic Hepatitis E Virus: Classification, Animal Reservoirs and Transmission Routes

During the past ten years, several new hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) have been identified in various animal species. In parallel, the number of reports of autochthonous hepatitis E in Western countries has increased as well, raising the question of what role these possible animal reservoirs play in huma...

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Published inViruses Vol. 8; no. 10; p. 270
Main Authors Doceul, Virginie, Bagdassarian, Eugénie, Demange, Antonin, Pavio, Nicole
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Switzerland MDPI AG 03.10.2016
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Subjects
Animals
Disease Reservoirs
Disease Transmission, Infectious
foodborne transmission
Hepatitis E - transmission
Hepatitis E - virology
hepatitis E virus (HEV)
Hepatitis E virus - classification
Hepatitis E virus - isolation & purification
Humans
Life Sciences
Review
Zoonoses - transmission
Zoonoses - virology
zoonotic reservoir
hepatitis E virus (HEV)
animals
foodborne transmission
zoonotic reservoir
pathogenesis
animal réservoir
hépatite e
pathogénèse
viral hepatitis e
classification
voie de transduction
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Summary:During the past ten years, several new hepatitis E viruses (HEVs) have been identified in various animal species. In parallel, the number of reports of autochthonous hepatitis E in Western countries has increased as well, raising the question of what role these possible animal reservoirs play in human infections. The aim of this review is to present the recent discoveries of animal HEVs and their classification within the Hepeviridae family, their zoonotic and species barrier crossing potential, and possible use as models to study hepatitis E pathogenesis. Lastly, this review describes the transmission pathways identified from animal sources.
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ISSN:1999-4915
1999-4915
DOI:10.3390/v8100270