UK acquired hepatitis E—An emerging problem?

✍ Scribed by G.J. Sadler; G.F.G. Mells; N.H. Shah; I.M. Chesner; Robert P. Walt

• Book ID: 102380714
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 74 KB
• Volume: 78
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0146-6615
• DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20564

✦ Synopsis

Eight cases of hepatitis E acquired in the UK are reported. These cases presented to an inner city hospital in Birmingham, UK, over a 5-month period in 2005. HEV is considered unusual in the UK and generally occurs after travel to endemic regions. Only five cases of hepatitis E acquired in the UK have been reported in the literature. This series represents an increase in the local incidence of hepatitis E, particularly that of UK-acquired infection. HEV should be considered in all patients with acute hepatitis, irrespective of travel history.