Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 670: Molecular Characterization and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients and Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

This study demonstrates higher HEV seroprevalence in the risk group compared to healthy control individuals without confidence interval overlap. The high level of genetic homology between human and animal strains in Lithuania and the capacity of locally isolated strains to infect cells of non-human origin suggests its potential for zoonotic transmission.

Source: Viruses - April 13, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Juozas Grigas Maria Montoya Evelina Simkute Marius Buitkus Ruta Zagrabskaite Arnoldas Pautienius Dainius Razukevicius Laimas Virginijus Jonaitis Gediminas Kiudelis Jurgita Skieceviciene Ruta Vaiciuniene Asta Stankuviene Inga Arune Bumblyte Juozas Kupcinsk Tags: Article Source Type: research