Immunologically silent autochthonous acute hepatitis E virus infection in France.
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.
Mansuy
Jean Michel
JM
Virology Laboratory, Purpan University Hospital, 31059 Toulouse, France. mansuy.jm@chu-toulouse.fr
Peron
Jean Marie
JM
Bureau
Christophe
C
Alric
Laurent
L
Vinel
Jean Pierre
JP
Izopet
Jacques
J
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