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Tropical aspects of viral hepatitis. Hepatitis E
1Public Health Laboratory, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract:
Hepatitis E (HEV) is a faeco-orally transmitted hepatitis virus. It has many features similar to hepatitis A but some differences, notably the high mortality caused by HEV in pregnant women. A vaccine is being developed but at the moment only a clean water supply will reduce the number of cases in areas where the virus is endemic.