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Hepatitis E Virus

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  • © 2016

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Editors:
  1. Youchun Wang

    1. Division of HIV/AIDS and Sex-transmitted Virus Vaccines, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China

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  • Systematically and comprehensively discussing biological, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of HEV
  • Introducing the treatment and prevention of HEV
  • Providing the experimental methods associated with HEV study

Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology (AEMB, volume 948)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Hepatitis E Virus

    • Youchun Wang, Chenyan Zhao, Ying Qi, Yansheng Geng
    Pages 1-16

  3. Characteristics and Functions of HEV Proteins

    • Yan Zhou, Chenyan Zhao, Yabin Tian, Nan Xu, Youchun Wang
    Pages 17-38

  4. Epidemiology of Hepatitis E

    • Yansheng Geng, Youchun Wang
    Pages 39-59

  5. Hepatitis E as a Zoonosis

    • Frederik Widén
    Pages 61-71

  6. Genetic Evolution of Hepatitis E Virus

    • Yulin Zhang, Wanyun Gong, Hang Zeng, Ling Wang
    Pages 73-88

  7. Transmission of Hepatitis E Virus

    • Yansheng Geng, Youchun Wang
    Pages 89-112

  8. Immunobiology and Host Response to HEV

    • Yihua Zhou
    Pages 113-141

  9. HEV Cell Culture

    • Feng Zhang, Youchun Wang
    Pages 143-159

  10. Animal Models for Hepatitis E Virus

    • Lin Wang, Ling Wang
    Pages 161-173

  11. Clinical Manifestations of Hepatitis E

    • Shaojie Xin, Long Xiao
    Pages 175-189

  12. Laboratory Diagnosis of HEV Infection

    • Chenyan Zhao, Youchun Wang
    Pages 191-209

  13. Treatment of Hepatitis E

    • Wei Hui, Linlin Wei, Zhuo Li, Xinhui Guo
    Pages 211-221

  14. Prophylactic Hepatitis E Vaccine

    • Jun Zhang, Qinjian Zhao, Ningshao Xia
    Pages 223-246
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About this book

This book systematically and comprehensively discusses the biological, epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the hepatitis E virus (HEV). It presents current knowledge of HEV and explores experimental methods, treatment and prevention of HEV. First identified in the 1980s and cloned in 1990, HEV is the causative agent of Hepatitis E, which mainly occurs in developing regions, such as Southeast Asia, Middle East and Africa, and significantly affects the health of the people in these areas. It is estimated that a third of the world’s population has been infected with HEV, which is transmitted via the fecal-oral route and can infect both human and animals.

The book provides an overview of HEV from benchside to bedside. It is a valuable resource for researchers in the field and those in the pharmaceutical industry developing HEV vaccines, as well as physicians involved in identifying and treating those infected with the virus.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of HIV/AIDS and Sex-transmitted Virus Vaccines, National Institutes for Food and Drug Control, Beijing, China

    Youchun Wang

About the editor

Dr. Youchun Wang is a professor and deputy director of National Institute for Food and Drug Control. He has also held several positions in academic associations, including as the Vice Chairman of the Medical Microbiology and Immunology in the Chinese Medical Association and Vice Chairman of Medical Virology in the Chinese Medical Association, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Laboratory Animal Association, Chairman of Beijing Medical Virology, and Vice Chairman of Virological Products of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia. He has mainly worked on the hepatitis viruses, human immunodeficiency virus, human papillomavirus, and other viruses. He has published more than 200 academic papers as the first or corresponding author, 60 of which were published in Science Citation Index journals.

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