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ReviewViruses2023

The Re-Emergence of Hepatitis E Virus in Europe and Vaccine Development.

Gergana Zahmanova, Katerina Takova, Valeria Tonova, Tsvetoslav Koynarski, Laura L Lukov, Ivan Minkov, Maria Pishmisheva, Stanislav Kotsev, Ilia Tsachev, Magdalena Baymakova and 1 more

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Review in Viruses, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  8. Design and Analysis of Novel HEV Vaccine Variants and Evaluation of Two Selected Candidates in a Porcine Infection Model.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  14. Evidence of hepatitis E virus in milk and feces from rural cattle farms in Mazandaran province, Iran.Veterinary research forum : an international quarterly journal · 2025
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  17. Current perspectives of viral hepatitis.World journal of gastroenterology · 2024
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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

11 authors.

Gergana ZahmanovaDepartment of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7667-9924
Katerina TakovaDepartment of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Valeria TonovaDepartment of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, University of Plovdiv, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.
Tsvetoslav KoynarskiDepartment of Animal Genetics, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.
Laura L LukovFaculty of Sciences, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, Laie, HI 96762, USA.
Ivan MinkovDepartment of Technology Transfer and IP Management, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-9331-353X
Maria PishmishevaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Pazardzhik Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, 4400 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-6792-9146
Stanislav KotsevDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Pazardzhik Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment, 4400 Pazardzhik, Bulgaria.
Ilia TsachevDepartment of Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6000 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-3207-7603
Magdalena BaymakovaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Military Medical Academy, 1606 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-2631-0563
Anton P AndonovDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is one of the leading causes of acute viral hepatitis. Transmission of HEV mainly occurs via the fecal-oral route (ingesting contaminated water or food) or by contact with infected animals and their raw meat products. Some animals, such as pigs, wild boars, sheep, goats, rabbits, camels, rats, etc., are natural reservoirs of HEV, which places people in close contact with them at increased risk of HEV disease. Although hepatitis E is a self-limiting infection, it could also lead to severe illness, particularly among pregnant women, or chronic infection in immunocompromised people. A growing number of studies point out that HEV can be classified as a re-emerging virus in developed countries. Preventative efforts are needed to reduce the incidence of acute and chronic hepatitis E in non-endemic and endemic countries. There is a recombinant HEV vaccine, but it is approved for use and commercially available only in China and Pakistan. However, further studies are needed to demonstrate the necessity of applying a preventive vaccine and to create conditions for reducing the spread of HEV. This review emphasizes the hepatitis E virus and its importance for public health in Europe, the methods of virus transmission and treatment, and summarizes the latest studies on HEV vaccine development.

Indexed as

Hepatitis EHepatitis E virusViral VaccinesAnimalsEuropeFemaleHumansPersistent InfectionPregnancyRabbitsRatsSheepSwineVaccines, SyntheticZoonosesVaccines, SyntheticViral Vaccinesemerging diseasehepatitis E virusHEV control and preventionHEV epidemiological studiesHEV transmissionHEV vaccineszoonosis

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PMCPMC10383931

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