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For the journal "Journal of Viral Hepatitis"
Hepatitis A
Clinico‐Pathological Spectrum of Hepatitis A Virus‐Induced Autoimmune‐Like Hepatitis in Children
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in the Indian subcontinent [1–3]. Hepatitis A‐induced AVH usually has a predictable benign course in majority of the cases, but atypical manifestations may be present in 20% of these cases [4]....
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A occurrence and outbreaks in Europe over the past two decades: A systematic review
Hepatitis A (HA) is a vaccine‐preventable liver disease caused by a single‐stranded ribonucleic acid virus (HAV). Infection may result in severe outcomes, especially at increasing ages and in older adults. HAV is resistant to low pH as well as heat and freezing temperatures and is mainly...
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A hospitalisations in the United States and risk factors for inpatient mortality: A nationwide population study, 1998–2020
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis globally, affecting tens of millions of individuals worldwide each year. HAV is transmitted via the faecal–oral route, typically from direct person‐to‐person contact or consumption of contaminated food or water. Transmission...
Hepatitis A
Evolving Characteristics of Decedents With Hepatitis A Listed as a Cause of Death, United States, 2011–2021
Hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection is transmitted by the faecal–oral route and usually causes mild, self‐limited illness. Serious complications, including death, are uncommon [1, 2]. During 2001 through 2016, the overall hepatitis A case‐fatality ratio according to US national surveillance...
Hepatitis B
Occult hepatitis B virus infection and current perspectives on global WHO 2030 eradication
Occult hepatitis B infection (OBI) is characterized by the presence of replication‐competent HBV DNA in the liver, either with or without HBV DNA in the blood, in people with negative HBsAg. The definition that was declared during the first Taormina workshop was the presence of replication‐competent...
