New real-world evidence is helping address a major safety gap around hepatitis E vaccine use in pregnancy, a population at ...

A recent study published in the journal Nature Communications reviewed the current evidence on rat hepatitis E virus (ratHEV, Rocahepevirus ratti) ecology, molecular virology, host range, and clinical ...

New research suggests that pigs may function as a transmission vehicle for a strain of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) common in rats that has recently been found to infect humans. The Rocahepevirus ratti ...

The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is among the leading global causes of acute viral hepatitis. Molecular studies of HEV strains have identified four main genotypes. Genotypes 1 and 2 are limited to humans ...

Diarrhoea has the highest number of cases every year. In 2021 alone, India recorded 6,015,506 cases, the largest annual ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . From a public health point of view, there are no specific strategies for prevention of hepatitis E virus ...

A hepatitis E-positive meat product appears to be behind most of the infections that occurred earlier this year in Finland. The hepatitis E virus previously detected in sausages from a domestic ...

Hepatitis E, a potentially serious viral liver disease, is transmitted through contaminated water. The risk is particularly high in populations with limited access to safe water and sanitation. In ...

Hong Kong has reported its first human rat hepatitis E infection of 2026, raising concerns about rodent-borne diseases and ...

The World Health Organization recently announced an outbreak of hepatitis E in the eastern Ouaddai province of Chad. Between January and April 2024, 2,093 suspected hepatitis E cases were reported ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are five main forms of hepatitis. (Photo: Getty Images) You’re probably aware that there is more than one form of hepatitis, ...