HEPATITIS E VIRUS

Sept. 29, 2018

The World’s first human case of Rat Hepatitis E has been detected in Hong Kong.

Recent discovery:

  • According to University of Hong Kong (HKU) researchers, a Hong Kong man has developed the world’s first ever human case of the rat version of the hepatitis E virus.

There had previously been no evidence that the rat HEV disease can infect humans to cause clinical infection. This discovery has “major public health significance”.

Source : The Hindu

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