Hepatitis E Virus Immunology
Researchers from National Institute of Virology, Medical College report details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis E virus immunology
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, June 16th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Viral load, antibody titers and recombinant open reading frame 2 protein-induced TH1/TH2 cytokines and cellular immune responses in self-limiting and fulminant hepatitis e.' According to a study from India, "Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the predominant cause of water-borne epidemics, sporadic acute viral hepatitis (AVH) in adults and fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) among pregnant women and other adults in India. This preliminary study was designed to examine the association of viral load and certain host immune responses with uneventful recovery or progression to FHF."
"Viral load, anti-HEV antibody titers, rORF2p-induced...
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