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Hepatitis E virus (HEV)

12/07/2012 · by · in neurology, neuropsychiatry, post for doctors, Uncategorized · Leave a comment

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) was discovered during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, after an outbreak of unexplained hepatitis at a military camp. A pooled faecal extract from aff ected soldiers was ingested by a member of the research team. He became sick, and the new virus (named HEV), was detected in his […]