Zoonotic transmission of hepatitis E:Implications for public health worldwide

摘要

Since the year 1982,the Hepatitis E virus (HEV),enteric transmission,has been widely spread in many tropical and subtropical countries.HEV has multiple routes of transmission,such as food or water contamina-ted with faecal matter,person-to-person transmission or by the ingestion of raw or undercooked shellfish.It is important to consider the significance of zoonotic infections propagation,both in endemic areas as well as in de-veloped countries,where there have been some sporadic cases.This article summarizes the research conducted to date,which supports the zoonotic transmission of HEV,its risks and how they are often underestimated.