Donor-Derived Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Infection, Hong Kong, China, 2018

Donor-Derived Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Infection, Hong Kong, China, 2018

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 4 (HEV-4) is an emerging cause of acute hepatitis in China. Less is known about the clinical characteristics and natural history of HEV-4 than HEV genotype 3 infections in immunocompromised patients. We report transmission of HEV-4 from a deceased organ donor to 5 tr...

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Main Authors: Siddharth Sridhar, Vincent C.C. Cheng, Shuk-Ching Wong, Cyril C.Y. Yip, Shusheng Wu, Anthony W.I. Lo, Kit-Hang Leung, Winger W.N. Mak, Jianpiao Cai, Xin Li, Jasper F.W. Chan, Susanna K.P. Lau, Patrick C.Y. Woo, Wai-Ming Lai, Tze-Hoi Kwan, Timmy W.K. Au, Chung-Mau Lo, Sally C.Y. Wong, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis E virus
hepatitis E
transplantation
immune system
chronic hepatitis
hepatitis
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/3/18-1563_article

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