Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety of Hebei Province, School of Public Health, Hebei University, Baoding, China.
Institute of Medical Biology, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Kunming, China.
Adv Exp Med Biol. 2023;1417:73-92. doi: 10.1007/978-981-99-1304-6_6.
Transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV) occurs predominantly by the fecal-oral route. Large epidemics of hepatitis E in the developing countries of Asia and Africa are waterborne and spread through contaminated drinking water. The reservoir of HEV in developed countries is believed to be in animals with zoonotic transmission to humans, possibly through direct contact or the consumption of undercooked contaminated meat. And HEV transmission through blood transfusion, organ transplantation, and vertical transmission has been reported.
戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)主要通过粪-口途径传播。亚洲和非洲发展中国家的大规模戊型肝炎疫情是水传播的,通过受污染的饮用水传播。发达国家的 HEV 储主是动物,可通过动物源性传播给人类,可能通过直接接触或食用未煮熟的受污染肉类。有报道称,HEV 还可通过输血、器官移植和垂直传播。