ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2021
Hepatitis E virus in professionally exposed: A reason for concern?
Review in World journal of hepatology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.
- Clinical Guidelines for Hepatitis E Vaccination in India: An Expert Panel Consensus Report on the Recombinant Hepatitis E Vaccine, HEV 239.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- High hepatitis E virus prevalence in pig slurry samples from the north-western region of Germany.One health (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2026Article
- The evolution of in vitro culture systems for the study of hepatitis E virus infection.Virology · 2026Review
- Nationwide Detection and Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis E Virus RNA in Retail Pork Meat in Japan.Viruses · 2026Article
- Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study of Occupational Infection Risk With Zoonotic Pathogens in Austrian Veterinary Practitioners in the Year 2022.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Epidemiological and clinical impact of hepatitis E virus coinfection in chronic hepatitis B infected patients in Hebei, China.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Rat hepatitis E virusEmerging microbes & infections · 2024Article
- No evidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among pet cats and dogs, and low seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus among pet rabbits in Poland.Veterinary research communications · 2024Article
- Industrial Hog Operation Workers' Perspectives on Occupational Exposure to Zoonotic Pathogens: A Qualitative Pilot Study in North Carolina, USA.New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS · 2024Article
- An Update in Knowledge of Pigs as the Source of Zoonotic Pathogens.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Hepatitis E Virus in Livestock-Update on Its Epidemiology and Risk of Infection to Humans.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Review
- Evidence of Circulation and Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Wild Boar in South-East Italy.Viruses · 2023Article
- Epidemiology of HEV Infection in Blood Donors in Southern Switzerland.Microorganisms · 2023Article
- Hepatitis E Virus in the Wild Boar Population: What Is the Real Zoonotic Risk in Portugal?Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2023Article
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- Epidemiology of Hepatitis E.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023Article
- First serological and molecular investigation of hepatitis E virus infection in dromedary camels in Algeria.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Monitoring of hepatitis E virus in zoo animals from Spain, 2007-2021.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2022Article
- Current Knowledge of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Epidemiology in Ruminants.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Serological Evidence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Semi-Domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
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Abstract
The zoonotic risk of hepatitis E virus (HEV) is well established. The HEV seroprevalence rates vary according to geographical region, assays used, and study cohorts. HEV infection is still underdiagnosed, implying the need to evaluate the disease's burden in the general population and specific risk groups, such as professionally exposed. Close contact with various animal reservoirs such as pigs, rabbits, sheep, dogs, wild boars, and deer has been associated with higher anti-HEV seroprevalence as a part of occupational exposure. While exact transmission routes remain to be determined, some general preventive measures such as proper hand hygiene, the usage of personal protective equipment, and the thermal processing of food before consumption should be followed. A "One-Health" multisectoral approach should be implemented to achieve optimal health and well-being outcomes, recognizing the interconnections between humans, animals, plants, and their shared environment, in which a vaccine against the zoonotic genotypes 3 and 4 and swine vaccination should be considered as a possible public health measure. This opinion review comprehensively addresses the HEV burden of professional exposure for butchers, slaughterhouse workers, veterinarians, farmers, hunters, and forestry workers delineates the current limits of protective work measures, and tackles future directions.
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