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ReviewJGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology2021

Hepatitis E: Genotypes, strategies to prevent and manage, and the existing knowledge gaps.

Lubna Kamani, Zahra Ali Padhani, Jai K Das

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Review in JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lubna KamaniAssociate Professor & Director, GI Residency Program, Department of Gastroenterology Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2651-5179
Zahra Ali PadhaniHealth Policy and Management, Manager (Research) Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4777-7565
Jai K DasAssistant Professor and Head, Section of Public Health and Epidemiology Aga Khan University Hospital Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2966-7162
Aga Khan University Hospital · PKLiaquat National Hospital · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is considered an emergent source of viral hepatitis worldwide, with an increasing burden of jaundice, liver failure, extrahepatic illnesses, and deaths in developed countries. With the scarcity of data from efficient animal models, there are still open-ended questions about designing new models to study pathogenesis, types, virology, and evolution of these viruses. With an emphasis on available data and updates, there is still enough information to understand the HEV life cycle, pathogen interaction with the host, and the valuation of the role of vaccine and new anti-HEV therapies. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) preferred to stress prevention and control measures of HEV infections in animals, zoonotic transmission, and foodborne transmission. It is being reviewed that with current knowledge on HEV and existing prevention tools, there is an excellent room for in-depth information about the virus strains, their replication, pathogenicity, and virulence. The current knowledge set also has gaps regarding standardized and validated diagnostic tools, efficacy and safety of the vaccine, and extrahepatic manifestations specifically in pregnant females, immunocompromised patients, and others. This review highlights the areas for more research exploration, focusing on enlisted research questions based on HEV infection to endorse the need for significant improvement in the current set of knowledge for this public health problem.

Indexed as

acute hepatitishepatitis E virushepatitis E virus treatmenthepatitis E virus vaccineviral Hepatitis

Identifiers

PMID34621997
PMCPMC8485408
OpenAlexW3196441692

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Registered trials

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