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Known Facts: HEV<br />
■ 20 million HEV infections worldwide annually<br />
- 3.3 million symptomatic cases<br />
-70,000 HEV-related deaths<br />
■ Self-limiting, acute liver failure may develop.<br />
■ Transmitted via the faecal-oral route, via contaminated water.<br />
■ Highest prevalence in East and South Asia.<br />
■ Prevention: HEV vaccine, ??protective Igs against future reinfection.<br />
.Rein DB,et al. Hepatology 2012; 55(4):988-97.<br />
Lozano R, et al. Lancet 2012;380:2095-2128<br />
WHO. Viral <strong>Hepatitis</strong> July 2015
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