Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Case of Fatal Hepatitis Related to HEV-3 Infection in Central Italy. |
| Authors: |
Borghi, Monica, Graziani, Alessandro, Marini, Daniele, Madonna, Elisabetta, Villano, Umbertina, Suffredini, Elisabetta, Vicenza, Teresa, Mataj, Elida, Bruni, Roberto, Ciccaglione, Anna Rita, Camilloni, Barbara, Bozza, Silvia |
| Source: |
Viruses (1999-4915); Dec2024, Vol. 16 Issue 12, p1869, 10p |
| Subject Terms: |
HEPATITIS E virus, MEDICAL personnel, FOODBORNE diseases, HEPATITIS E, VIRAL hepatitis |
| Abstract: |
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a global health problem, causing an estimated 20 million infections annually. Thus, the management of HEV requires special consideration. In developed countries, hepatitis E is mainly recognized as a foodborne disease (mainly transmitted via undercooked meat consumption) that is generally caused by genotype 3 and 4 circulating in various animals, including pigs and wild boars. The current absence of officially recognized protocols for the analysis of HEV in foods and the lack of awareness of this disease among healthcare workers, together with the high percentage of asymptomatic cases, make HEV infection highly underestimated. Most HEV-3 infections in immunocompetent individuals are self-limited. Nevertheless, the possibility of serious forms of liver disease, especially in patients with co-morbidities, should be considered because it can lead to a fatal outcome. Here, we report a case of fatal hepatitis related to HEV-3 infection in a 67-year-old male patient with underlying chronic liver disease (CLD) and living in a region where a high prevalence and genetic heterogeneity of HEV-3 in wild boar has been recently demonstrated. Our case report describes the interdisciplinary approach used (from the diagnosis to the virus phylogenetic characterization) in order to improve epidemiologic HEV surveillance in central Italy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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