title: Immunologically silent autochthonous acute hepatitis E virus infection in France.
abstract: Hepatitis E is an acute and self-limiting hepatitis, and the causative agent, hepatitis E virus, is excreted in feces and orally transmitted. The disease is common in Asia and Africa, causing outbreaks or sporadic cases. In Europe, the infection is generally observed after a history of travel in an area of endemicity. We report on an autochthonous case in southwestern France in which the diagnosis was based on molecular tools rather than serological testing.
authors.affiliation: Virology Laboratory, Purpan University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France. mansuy.jm@chu-toulouse.fr
authors.forename: Jean Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mansuy
authors.forename: Jean Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Peron
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bureau
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Alric
authors.forename: Jean Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Vinel
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Izopet
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016366:Open Reading Frames; D010802:Phylogeny