Hepatitis E -- Germany
The hepatitis E virus is a single-stranded RNA virus; there are currently 4 human pathogenic genotypes 1 to 4 [1]. Genotypes 1 and 2 are hyperendemic in developing countries, restricted to humans, and transmission occurs by the fecal-oral route [2,3]. In industrialized countries, genotypes 3 and 4 are responsible for sporadic cases of HEV infection. However, the incidence of non-travel-associated HEV infections has increased, and hepatitis E is now recognized as an emerging and often
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