Worm Harald C, van der Poel Wim H M, Brandstätter Gerald
Second Department of Medicine, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, LKH-Universitätsklinikum Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, Austria.
Microbes Infect. 2002 May;4(6):657-66. doi: 10.1016/s1286-4579(02)01584-8.
The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a non-enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus with icosahedral symmetry. Although it is related to the alpha-virus superfamily, the HEV is classified as a separate Hepatitis E-like viruses genus. Infection in humans occurs in sporadic and epidemic forms and can cause an acute, self-limited, icteric hepatitis. Recent studies indicate the existence of a reservoir in animals.
戊型肝炎病毒（HEV）是一种无包膜、正链、单链RNA病毒，具有二十面体对称性。尽管它与甲病毒超家族有关，但HEV被归类为一个单独的戊型肝炎样病毒属。人类感染以散发性和流行性形式出现，可引起急性、自限性黄疸型肝炎。最近的研究表明动物中存在储存宿主。
