"Hepatitis E" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Acute INFLAMMATION of the LIVER in humans; caused by HEPATITIS E VIRUS, a non-enveloped single-stranded RNA virus. Similar to HEPATITIS A, its incubation period is 15-60 days and is enterically transmitted, usually by fecal-oral transmission.
| Descriptor ID |
D016751
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.440.470 C02.782.455 C06.552.380.705.470
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis E- Hepatitis E
- Hepatitis, Water-Borne
- Hepatitides, Water-Borne
- Hepatitis, Water Borne
- Water-Borne Hepatitides
- Water-Borne Hepatitis
- ET-NANBH
- Hepatitis, Viral, Non-A, Non-B, Enterically-Transmitted
- Enterically-Transmitted Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Enterically Transmitted Non A, Non B Hepatitis
- Epidemic Non-A, Non-B Hepatitis
- Epidemic Non A, Non B Hepatitis
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis E" by people in Profiles.
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Taylor A, Ebert E, McMahon J, Britton L, Siebert D, Slinko V, Vasant B. Locally acquired, human hepatitis E infection in Queensland. Intern Med J. 2020 05; 50(5):643-644.
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Holt HR, Inthavong P, Khamlome B, Blaszak K, Keokamphe C, Somoulay V, Phongmany A, Durr PA, Graham K, Allen J, Donnelly B, Blacksell SD, Unger F, Grace D, Alonso S, Gilbert J. Endemicity of Zoonotic Diseases in Pigs and Humans in Lowland and Upland Lao PDR: Identification of Socio-cultural Risk Factors. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2016 Apr; 10(4):e0003913.
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Okello AL, Burniston S, Conlan JV, Inthavong P, Khamlome B, Welburn SC, Gilbert J, Allen J, Blacksell SD. Prevalence of Endemic Pig-Associated Zoonoses in Southeast Asia: A Review of Findings from the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 May; 92(5):1059-1066.
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Gerbi GB, Williams R, Bakamutumaho B, Liu S, Downing R, Drobeniuc J, Kamili S, Xu F, Holmberg SD, Teshale EH. Hepatitis E as a cause of acute jaundice syndrome in northern Uganda, 2010-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2015 Feb; 92(2):411-4.