1. Hepatitis E.
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Kamar, Nassim, Bendali, Richard, Legrand-Abravanel, Florence, Xia, Ning-Shao, Ijaz, Samreen, Izopet, Jacques, and Dalton, Harry R.
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HEPATITIS E virus , *BIOLOGY , *EPIDEMICS , *MILITARY camps - Abstract
The article offers information on the biology, evolution of Hepatitis E virus (HEV) and the recent discoveries related to it. It states that HEV was discovered during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s following an outbreak of unexplained hepatitis at a military camp. It states that HEV belongs to the genus Hepevirus in the Hepeviridae family. INSET: Panel: Is HEV vaccination warranted in Nepal? A case scenario.
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- 2012
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