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Hepatitis E virus infection
Nature Reviews Disease Primers volume 3, Article number: 17087 (2017)
Hepatitis E virus infection is the most common cause of acute viral hepatitis worldwide. The virus spreads through the food chain via infected animals or drinking water contaminated with human faeces, but iatrogenic transmission is also possible.
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Hepatitis E virus infection. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3, 17087 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.87
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nrdp.2017.87