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respiratory disease (rhinotracheitis) of turkeys in brittany, france. iii. interaction of multiple infecting agents.a candidate breeder flock of turkeys was studied during and after an outbreak of rhinotracheitis. laboratory studies revealed the presence of three pathogens during the acute phase of the disease. these agents were hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev), paramyxovirus type 2 (pmv2), and chlamydia. twenty-five turkeys in the flock were individually identified, and blood samples from these birds were collected for serological studies each week for 21 weeks. the serological results revealed high titers ...19852985039
some observations on the response of ring-necked pheasants to inoculation with various strains of cell-culture-propagated type ii avian adenovirus.the response of ring-necked pheasants to inoculation with three strains of cell-culture-propagated type ii avian adenovirus was examined. marble spleen disease (msd) virus of pheasants and both avirulent and virulent strains of hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev) of turkeys all induced typical gross and microscopic splenic lesions of msd; neither msd-associated lung lesions nor mortality were noted in inoculated pheasants, regardless of strain of virus used. pheasants inoculated with a cell-cultur ...19882848487
hemorrhagic enteritis of turkeys: influence of maternal antibody and age at exposure.the effect of maternal antibody (mab) to hemorrhagic enteritis (he) on the response of turkeys to infection with virulent and avirulent strains of he virus (hev) was examined. the influence of age at exposure and treatment with hev antibody on development of clinical he also was studied. mab protected poults from clinical he for up to 6 weeks of age. mab also interfered with vaccination against the disease for at least 5 weeks after hatching, as indicated by absence of hev antigen in spleens and ...19892559708
immunopathological and ultrastructural studies on the tonsil of gnotobiotic pigs infected with strain 67n of haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus.the 67n strain of haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev) was inoculated orally or nasally into ten 3-day-old gnotobiotic piglets. tonsillar changes characterized by epithelial degeneration and lymphatic cell infiltration occurred in the crypt from post-inoculation days (pid) 5 to 7, and hev was isolated from the tonsil on pid 3 and 5. ultrastructurally, many hev particles were found in the cisternae, cytoplasmic vesicules and extracellular spaces of crypt epithelium. immunohistologicall ...19892542386
demonstration of viral antigen and immunoglobulin (igg and igm) in brain tissue of pigs experimentally infected with haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus.haemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev) was inoculated either orally or intranasally into ten 3-day-old gnotobiotic piglets. all infected pigs showed inappetence and listlessness, but there were no clinical signs of nervous disorder. severe encephalomyelitis, characterized by neuronophagia, focal gliosis and perivascular cuffing, was observed in the brain stem and cerebral cortex. nasally infected pigs, in particular, developed lesions in the area of the stria olfactoria and tractus olfa ...19892469703
replication and plaque formation of swine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (67n) in swine cell line, sk-k culture.swine hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev), 67n strain, adapted to suckling mouse brain, grew readily in a porcine cell line, sk-k cell culture with cytopathic effect (cpe) consisting of syncytium formation and detachment of fused cells and round cells from glass surface. after further passages in sk-k cell monolayers with undiluted culture fluid, cpe developed earlier and became complete within 48 h postinoculation (p.i.). viral specific antigen was detected in the cytoplasm of the in ...19902407748
virus-like particles in the liver of a patient with fulminant hepatitis and antibody to hepatitis e virus.in earlier studies, hepatitis e virus (hev) particles were detected in the stools of patients with enterically transmitted non-a, non-b (enanb) hepatitis, and hev was etiologically associated with this disease. such particles have not been observed in the liver, however. we describe the pathological findings in the liver of a young pregnant woman from nepal who died as a result of fulminant nanb hepatitis. igm antibody to hev was detected in the patient's serum by immune electron microscopy, sug ...19902391510
hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus attaches to n-acetyl-9-o-acetylneuraminic acid-containing receptors on erythrocytes: comparison with bovine coronavirus and influenza c virus.the receptors for the hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev, a porcine coronavirus) on chicken erythrocytes were analyzed and compared to the receptors for bovine coronavirus (bcv) and influenza c virus. evidence was obtained that hev requires the presence of n-acetyl-9-o-acetylneuraminic acid (neu5,9ac2) on the cell surface for agglutination of erythrocytes as has been previously shown for bcv and influenza c virus: (i) incubation of red blood cells with sialate 9-o-acetylesterase, the ...19902385959
productive human immunodeficiency virus infection levels correlate with aids-related manifestations in the patient.mononuclear cells were obtained from 71 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (hiv-1) seropositive subjects presenting and first visit either as asymptomatic or with minor symptoms and with cd4 lymphocytes greater than 550 per mm3 (group a, 35 patients) or as patients with aids, aids-related illnesses, or cd4 lymphocytes less than 400 per mm3 (group b, 36 patients). after 1-5 years of follow-up, 13 patients of group a had essentially retained their initial status (asymptomatics); the 22 others had ...19902217174
identification of enterically transmitted hepatitis virus particles by solid phase immune electron microscopy.small 'featureless' viruses (less than 50 nm) are difficult to identify by routine immune electron microscopy techniques, particularly when they are mixed with debris from stool or cell culture extracts. a combination of conventional immune electron microscopy (iem) and solid phase iem (spiem) methodologies was used to identify hepatitis a virus (hav) in stool and cell culture extracts and non-a non-b hepatitis (hepatitis e) in stool extracts. compared with conventional iem, the modified spiem m ...19902176664
a double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of turkey hemorrhagic enteritis virus antibody and antigen.a highly sensitive and specific double-antibody enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) is described for the detection of antigen and antibody of turkey hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev). the assay utilizes a virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mab) to capture the antigen and turkey antiserum against hev as the second antibody. microtiter plates were first coated with a dilution of 1:3000 of the mab (300 ng immunoglobulin/well) and are used for detection of both antigen and antibody. for a ...19902164392
hepatitis c.the major cause of chronic post-transfusion hepatitis, the hepatitis c virus (hcv), has been identified. hcv is a single-stranded linear rna virus with characteristics similar to the flaviviruses. a different agent, the hepatitis e virus, is associated with epidemic (enterically-transmitted) non-a, non-b hepatitis. at present, infection with hcv is recognized by the finding of anti-hcv antibodies, positive in up to 90% of patients with chronic non-a, non-b post-transfusion hepatitis. antibodies ...19902159711
efficacy of avirulent hemorrhagic enteritis virus propagated in turkey leukocyte cultures for vaccination against hemorrhagic enteritis in turkeys.avirulent hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev-a) propagated in turkey leukocyte cell culture was tested as a vaccine to prevent hemorrhagic enteritis (he) in turkeys in experimental and field trials. immunization of turkeys with live hev-a resulted in protection against a challenge with virulent hev (hev-v) as measured by the serological response and the absence of clinical disease and hev antigen in spleens. in field trials, 19 out of 20 flocks seroconverted within 21 days after vaccination with l ...19902157395
propagation of group ii avian adenoviruses in turkey and chicken leukocytes.an avirulent hemorrhagic enteritis virus isolate (hev-a) as well as a virulent one (hev-v), both belonging to the group ii avian adenoviruses, were successfully propagated in turkey leukocyte cell cultures. hev antigens were detected as early as 12 hr after infection of the cells, using hev-specific monoclonal antibodies in a fluorescent antibody test, and virus particles were observed by electron microscopy in the nuclei of infected cells at 18 to 24 hr after infection. electron microscopy reve ...19902157387
transmission of enteric non-a, non-b hepatitis virus in macaca mulatta monkeys by intraportal route: subsequent passages of hev virus.macaca mulatta monkeys have been used for the transmission of enteric non-a, non-b hepatitis (hev) virus by intraportal route. subsequent passages of hev virus have been completed in these monkeys. in the first passage, 2 monkeys were inoculated by intra-portal route with 27-34 nm virus-like particles (vlp) obtained from known epidemics of hev hepatitis in india, and biochemical and serological changes in the blood, histological changes in the liver and excretion of 27-34 nm vlp in the stool wer ...19902129831
viral hepatitis. the new abc's.hepatitis may be caused by hepatitis a virus, hepatitis b virus, hepatitis c virus (classic non-a non-b viral hepatitis), hepatitis d virus (delta agent), and hepatitis e virus (epidemic non-a non-b viral hepatitis). cytomegalovirus, epstein-barr virus, and herpes simplex virus may also occasionally cause hepatitis. some forms of hepatitis carry the risks of chronic infection, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma. treatment options for viral hepatitis are limited and, in many cases, still unde ...19902120686
hepatitis e virus. 19902115383
[non-a non-b acute hepatitis].two distinct forms of non a non b viral hepatitis are now distinguished: (a) parenterally transmitted non a non b hepatitis, mainly due to hepatitis c virus, (b) enterically transmitted non a non b hepatitis, mainly due to hepatitis e virus. hepatitis c virus is an enveloped, 50 to 60 nm in diameter, single stranded rna virus. its transmission is essentially parenteral and resembles that of hepatitis b virus. individuals at risk are those in contact with blood products. sexual transmission is un ...19902115201
and now, the molecular cloning of the hepatitis e virus. 19902114336
isolation of a cdna from the virus responsible for enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis.major epidemic outbreaks of viral hepatitis in underdeveloped countries result from a type of non-a, non-b hepatitis distinct from the parenterally transmitted form. the viral agent responsible for this form of epidemic, or enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis (et-nanbh), has been serially transmitted in cynomolgus macaques (cynos) and has resulted in typical elevation in liver enzymes and the detection of characteristic virus-like particles (vlps) in both feces and bile. infectious bi ...19902107574
isolation and characterization of the acetylesterase of hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev). 19902103096
immunogenicity of hepatitis b vaccine (hevac b) in children with advanced renal failure.the immune response after hepatitis b (hb) vaccine hevac b was studied in 33 children (mean age 10 +/- 4 years) with advanced renal failure. responders and protected patients were defined by antibody titres to hb surface antigen (anti-hbs) of greater than 10 and 50 miu/ml, respectively. all received the initial recommended three injections at monthly intervals, and 23 received a booster injection (ib) 11 +/- 1 months after the third injection (i3). loss of protection after i3 led to additional i ...19902088465
isolated he-protein from hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus and bovine coronavirus has receptor-destroying and receptor-binding activity.bovine coronavirus (bcv) and hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis virus (hev) from swine were found to grow to high titers in mdck i cells, a subline of madin darby canine kidney cells. virus grown in these cells was used to isolate and purify the he-protein. this protein has been shown recently to have acetylesterase activity and to function as the receptor-destroying enzyme of bcv. here we show that hev contains this enzyme, too. the glycoproteins were solubilized by treatment of virions with oc ...19911984649
epidemiology of hepatitis delta virus and non-a, non-b hepatitis.hepatitis delta virus (hdv) is an incomplete virus dependent on the hepatitis b virus (hbv) for its replication. serologic studies have shown that hdv is found all over the world. however, the prevalence is not simply a function of the prevalence of hbv, but hdv has an epidemiology of its own with major geographic differences as exemplified below. a high rate with as many as 60-80% anti-hdv positives among chronic hbsag-carriers has been found in the northern part of south america, central afric ...19901967120
human, small round structured viruses, caliciviruses and astroviruses.epidemiological studies on srsvs, human calicivirus and astroviruses have been limited by the problems of establishing them in cell culture and the inability to transmit them to animals or to use strains from animals as a source of antigen for diagnostic tests. the use of em and the subsequent development of rias and eias in a few research centres has shown that they are a cause of outbreaks and sporadic cases of diarrhoea and vomiting. srsvs have increasingly been recognized as a major cause of ...19901962728
outbreak of acute hepatitis e virus infection among military personnel in northern ethiopia.an outbreak of acute hepatitis e virus (hev) infection occurred from october 1988 to march 1989 in military camps in northern ethiopia. the epidemic was waterborne and entirely confined to military men, of whom 423 hospitalized, icteric patients were studied. the clinical course was mild and short, without any fulminant hepatitis or death. all sera tested for anti-hav-igm were negative and among 54 (13%) patients who were positive for hbsag, 7 (2%) were positive for anti-hbc igm. on the other ha ...19911940876
hepatitis e virus (hev): molecular cloning and sequencing of the full-length viral genome.we have recently described the cloning of a portion of the hepatitis e virus (hev) and confirmed its etiologic association with enterically transmitted (waterborne, epidemic) non-a, non-b hepatitis. the virus consists of a single-stranded, positive-sense rna genome of approximately 7.5 kb, with a polyadenylated 3' end. we now report on the cloning and nucleotide sequencing of an overlapping, contiguous set of cdna clones representing the entire genome of the hev burma strain [hev(b)]. the larges ...19911926770
hepatitis e virus (hev): the novel agent responsible for enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis.a normally endemic form of viral hepatitis is the cause of major epidemic outbreaks in developing countries. this disease has a global distribution and has been referred to as water-borne, epidemic or enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis (et-nanbh). although the fecal-oral route of transmission predominates, person-to-person routes of exposure were also suggested in some epidemiologic studies. the disease has been documented as having an extremely high mortality in pregnant women (appr ...19911909254
epidemiology of hepatitis e in china.a total of 9 hepatitis e epidemics have been documented in china since 1982. five of them were waterborne and four foodborne, and they occurred in 6 of 30 provinces or autonomous regions in the country. the disease most frequently affects young adults, with fewer cases in children and the elderly. a relative male excess of cases has been observed. however, the fatality rate in female patients with hepatitis e is significantly higher than in males. the disease has a distinctive autumn seasonality ...19911909252
the phylogeny of rna-dependent rna polymerases of positive-strand rna viruses.representative amino acid sequences of the rna-dependent rna polymerases of all groups of positive-strand rna viruses were aligned hierarchiacally, starting with the most closely related ones. this resulted in delineation of three large supergroups. within each of the supergroups, the sequences of segments of approximately 300 amino acid residues originating from the central and/or c-terminal portions of the polymerases could be aligned with statistically significant scores. specific consensus p ...19911895057
[experimental hepatitis e infection in piglets].a sample of patient's faeces containing virus-like particles (vlp) of 27-34 nm was obtained during an outbreak of hepatitis e in the kirghiz ssr. the identity of the vlp to hepatitis e virus and etiological association with the disease were demonstrated by immune electron microscopy and infection of macaca fascicularis monkeys. this isolate of hepatitis e virus is able to induce experimental infection in domestic piglets which was very similar to experimental hepatitis e in primates when infecte ...19911891876
rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus--molecular cloning and nucleotide sequencing of a calicivirus genome.the rna genome of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (rhdv) was molecularly cloned. the 5' terminal sequence of the genomic rna was determined after pcr amplification of a g-tailed first strand cdna template. the cloned cdna allowed determination of the first complete caliciviral sequence encompassing 7437 nucleotides without poly(a) tail. the rhdv genome contains one long open reading frame of 2344 codons which in the 5' region encodes the nonstructural proteins. sequence comparison studies revea ...19911840711
hepatitis e virus. comparison of 'new and old world' isolates.the etiologic agent responsible for epidemics of enterically-transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis has been molecularly characterized as the hepatitis e virus (hev). the cloning of a portion of the burma strain of hev (hev(b); 'old world' strain) has been described together with the isolation of a contiguous overlapping set of cdna clones representing the entire viral genome. our studies have led to a model for the genomic organization of this positive strand, polyadenylated, rna virus. molecular c ...19911822510
hepatitis e virus genome. molecular features, expression of immunoreactive proteins and sequence divergence.the strategy for molecular cloning of hepatitis e virus (hev), the major etiologic agent of enterically-transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis, is briefly described. the organization of the hev genome is discussed and compared to those of two other vertebrate viruses that contain single-stranded, positive-sense, polyadenylated rna genomes with three overlapping orfs. serologic cross-reactivity of expressed proteins and genetic divergence of hev isolates are also described within the context of seque ...19911822509
application of two rna extraction methods prior to amplification of hepatitis e virus nucleic acid by the polymerase chain reaction.amplification of the enterically-transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis virus (hev) rna using conventional reverse transcriptase reactions followed by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) of the cdna has not been successful. however, after application of two different rna capture/extraction methods we were able to amplify hev nucleic acid from clinical samples and specimens from experimentally infected animals. the first procedure, adapted from an immune electron microscopy (iem) technique, incorpora ...19911816258
cloning and expression of cdnas from enterically-transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis virus.the fragment gene of enterically-transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis virus (et-nanbhv) was cloned as a cdna and inserted into an expression vector puex2. the recombinant protein was expressed in escherichia coli hb101 as a fusion protein with beta-galactosidase (beta-gal). the fusion protein reacted with the sera of infected cynomolgus monkeys and of patients from myanmar. this reaction was highly related with et-nanbhv infection, and obviously demonstrates in that the recombinant protein can be ...19911784255
[an epidemiologic survey on a type e hepatitis (he) outbreak].this article deals with a he outbreak, which occurred in sulagong village, pan-jin township, yining county, xinjiang. there was a total of 214 patients involved in the village, with an attack rate of 6.15 percent. among the patients young people formed the majority. the attack rate between 20 to 24 years of age reached 17.9 percent. attack rate of pregnant women between 18 to 35 years of age was significantly higher than that of the non-pregnant ones. the condition in pregnant patients was rathe ...19911782653
[viral hepatitis e: new data]. 19911774901
characterization of a prototype strain of hepatitis e virus.a strain of hepatitis e virus (sar-55) implicated in an epidemic of enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis, now called hepatitis e, was characterized extensively. six cynomolgus monkeys (macaca fascicularis) were infected with a strain of hepatitis e virus from pakistan. reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction was used to determine the pattern of virus shedding in feces, bile, and serum relative to hepatitis and induction of specific antibodies. virtually the entire genome of sar ...19921731327
dissection of murine lymphocyte-endothelial cell interaction mechanisms by sv-40-transformed mouse endothelial cell lines: novel mechanisms mediating basal binding, and alpha 4-integrin-dependent cytokine-induced adhesion.lymph node-derived endothelial cells were immortalized by infection with sv40 virus and subclones expressing the marker meca 325 specific for high-endothelial venules (hev) were selected. these transformed mouse endothelial (tme-) cell lines grow permanently without requirement for special growth factors. staining of the selected clones with endothelium-specific antibodies and with anti-von willebrand factor antiserum and uptake of acetylated low-density lipoprotein provide evidence for their en ...19911720392
structural polypeptides of type ii avian adenoviruses analyzed by monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies.polypeptides of hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev) of turkeys and marble spleen disease virus (msdv) of pheasants were analyzed by immune precipitation and immunoblot assays. a total of 11 polypeptides ranging in molecular weight from 14,000 to 97,000 were detected in lysates of hev-infected turkey cells analyzed by immunoblot assay using a polyclonal antibody against hev. identical patterns were observed with preparations of msdv. five monoclonal antibodies (mabs) against hev were chosen based o ...19911719952
hepatitis e virus: identification of type-common epitopes.large epidemic outbreaks of enterically transmitted non-a, non-b viral hepatitis (et-nanbh) have been documented in developing countries. a molecular clone derived from the causative agent, the hepatitis e virus (hev), has recently been described (g.r. reyes, m.a. purdy, j.p. kim, k.-c. luk, l.m. young, k.e. fry, and d. bradley, science 247:1335-1339, 1990). we now report the isolation, by serologic screening, of two cdna clones derived from a fecal sample collected during a 1986 outbreak of et- ...19911717709
[ non-a, non-b hepatitis: current developments--hcv, hev and others]. 19911709514
hepatitis e virus genome in stools of hepatitis patients during large epidemic in north india.stool samples from patients affected during a large epidemic of hepatitis in north india were examined for the presence of hepatitis e virus (hev) genome by means of reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction. 6 of 10 samples studied were positive for the hev genome, which suggest that hev caused this large epidemic.19911681163
hcv and hev: the newly identified non-a non-b hepatitis viruses.the last 2 years have seen dramatic advances in our understanding of the agents responsible for non-a, non-b hepatitis. the family of recognized hepatitis agents now numbers five. in this article, the authors update readers on the characteristics of the two most recent additions, hepatitis c and e, the former posing a potential risk to the dental surgeon.19911668868
hepatitis-e-virus-associated antigen: improved detection in stools by protein fv removal.elisa detection of a hepatitis-e-virus-associated antigen (hev-aag) in stools was reappraised for its possible interference with a new fab-binding factor, termed protein fv, released during infectious hepatitis. transaminase elevation, hev-aag discharge and fv leakage appeared simultaneously in a cercopithecus monkey inoculated with infected stools. labelled normal, or immune human igg, were compared with pre- and post-inoculation simian igg, for hev-aag and fv detection. coated normal and patie ...19911666435
[the virus of non-a, non-b hepatitis. serological diagnosis].persistence of viral post-transfusion hepatitis together with epidemiological data led to identify 3 forms of clinical non a non b hepatitis: enteric, post-transfusional and sporadic hepatitis. two groups of viruses are responsible for this pathology; they are designated as hev (hepatitis e virus) and hcv (hepatitis c virus). hev described by d. bradley is a 27 to 34 nm. non enveloped particle containing a single strand rna and belonging to the calicivividae family. hcv described by m. houghton ...19911665269
hemorrhagic enteritis of turkeys.hemorrhagic enteritis (he), an economically important disease of turkeys is caused by a type ii adenovirus. the virus is ubiquitous and is liable to infect most field turkeys. in unprotected turkey flocks, infection with virulent hemorrhagic enteritis virus (hev) may result in variable mortality and immunodepression. turkeys younger than 2-4 weeks of age are resistant to clinical he. this age-related resistance is expressed in the presence or absence of maternal antibodies against hev. clinical ...19911664163
molecular biology of non-a, non-b hepatitis agents: hepatitis c and hepatitis e viruses. 19911659777
[high incidence of sporadic non-a, non-b hepatitis in morocco: epidemiologic study].non-a, non-b hepatitis and their sequelae seem to be as frequent as hbv infections in morocco. these diseases represent an important problem of public health because their high incidence and high fatal rate. some aspects of the epidemiology of non-a, non b acute hepatitis were evoking a high incidence of enterically transmitted hepatitis e. that was confirmed by serum studies having shown that hepatitis e antibodies were detected in more than 60% of patients with acute non-a, non-b hepatitis. ho ...19911655298
identification and characterization of viral polypeptides from type-ii avian adenoviruses.the polypeptides of serologically related viruses of hemorrhagic enteritis (he) in turkeys, marble spleen disease (msd) in pheasants, and splenomegaly in chickens (smc) were separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (sds-page) and analyzed by protein immunoblotting with polyclonal antibodies to he virus (hev). the viral polypeptides ii, iii, iv, v, vi, and vii were detected on sds-page with the size range from 18 to 97 kda in hev. viral polypeptides ii, iii, v, vi, a ...19911654036
conservation of the putative methyltransferase domain: a hallmark of the 'sindbis-like' supergroup of positive-strand rna viruses.computer-assisted comparisons of the large proteins involved in the replication of viral rna have revealed a novel domain located near the n termini of these proteins and conserved throughout the so-called 'sindbis-like' supergroup of positive-strand rna viruses. this domain encompasses four distinct conserved motifs, with motifs i, ii and iv containing an invariant his residue, the aspxxarg signature and an invariant tyr residue, respectively. each of the two large groups of viruses within this ...19921645151
solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for hepatitis e virus igg and igm antibodies utilizing recombinant antigens and synthetic peptides.four recombinant antigens representing two distinct antigenic domains from two different strains of hepatitis e virus (hev), were used individually to develop four elisas designed to detect antibodies to hev. both igg and igm class antibodies to hev were detected in 7 of 8 pedigreed serum/plasma from known outbreaks of hev in mexico, burma, somalia and pakistan. in addition, specific hev-antibodies were detected in cynomolgus macaques following inoculation with various hev strains. anti-hev was ...19921644893
the main five types of viral hepatitis: an alphabetical update.the rapidly increasing knowledge in the field of viral hepatitis warrants regular updates. clinical studies with new hepatitis a vaccines have shown that they are safe, well-tolerated, and effective. several reports on hepatitis b virus (hbv) variants have appeared. surface antigen mutants may have an important influence on vaccine prophylaxis because existing vaccines may not protect against infection with these variants. hepatitis d virus is a circular rna virus that requires the presence of h ...19921641591
complete nucleotide sequence of a hepatitis e virus isolated from the xinjiang epidemic (1986-1988) of china. 19921630924
hepatitis e virus: the cause of a waterbourne hepatitis outbreak.newly developed assays for antibody to hepatitis e virus (hev) were used to study 114 serum samples collected during an outbreak of enterically transmitted hepatitis that occurred in kashmir in 1978/9. the sera included samples from patients with viral hepatitis, anicteric hepatitis, contacts of cases, and unaffected persons. a total of 71% of patients with viral hepatitis were found positive for anti-hev specific igg, and 75% of these were also positive for igm. these data confirm the hepatitis ...19921619398
hepatitis e virus (hev): strain variation in the nonstructural gene region encoding consensus motifs for an rna-dependent rna polymerase and an atp/gtp binding site.hepatitis is transmitted by a number of infectious agents. the epidemiological characterization of waterborne or enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis (et-nanbh) is unique when compared with other known hepatitides. we have reported on the molecular cloning of a cdna clone derived from the etiologic agent associated with et-nanbh, the hepatitis e virus (hev). the complete sequence of these first molecular clones, isolated from an hev-infected human after passage in macaca fascicularis ( ...19921589964
isolation and identification of hepatitis e virus in xinjiang, china.this paper describes isolation and identification of a virus (termed strain 87a) which has the cytopathic effect and haemagglutination properties of hepatitis e virus (hev). this virus was isolated by tissue culture from the faeces of a patient with acute non-a, non-b enteric hepatitis in xinjiang, china. the isolated virus was neutralized by acute phase sera obtained from other patients with acute non-a, non-b enteric hepatitis. the virus particles also could be specifically aggregated with acu ...19921588318
hepatitis e virus: cdna cloning and expression.viral hepatitis e is endemic, frequently provoking epidemic outbreaks in many developing countries. we have attempted to clone the viral genome and to develop an antibody assay system. a lambda gt11 cdna library was constructed from the bile juice containing putative causative viruses and was immunoscreened by the antisera obtained from patients and monkeys infected with hepatitis e. three virus-specific clones were isolated and were revealed to overlap one another in sequence, with 1,459 nucleo ...19921584074
association of hepatitis e virus with an outbreak of hepatitis in pakistan: serologic responses and pattern of virus excretion.hepatitis e virus (hev), a positive-strand rna agent, has been associated with enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis in asia, africa, and mexico. to evaluate the role of hev in an outbreak of hepatitis in pakistan, we used immune electron microscopy to detect 1) antibody to hev, for evidence of infection, and 2) virus, to determine the pattern of hev excretion. paired sera from 2 patients were assayed for antibody by using reference hev: one seroconverted, an atypical finding for hev in ...19921583470
acute sporadic hepatitis e in sudanese children: analysis based on a new western blot assay.a newly developed western blot assay for antibody to hepatitis e virus (anti-hev) was used to evaluate 39 cases of acute pediatric hepatitis and 39 control patients in khartoum, sudan. the mean age of cases was 6.5 years (range, 2-14); 64% were male. acute hepatitis a (igm anti-hav-positive) was diagnosed in 13 cases, acute hepatitis b (igm anti-hbc-positive) in 1, and acute hepatitis e (positive for igm anti-hev) in 23 (59%). none of the cases with igm anti-hav or igm anti-hbc had igm anti-hev; ...19921583317
serologic identification of hepatitis e virus infections in epidemic and endemic settings.recombinant chimeric protein c2 containing the n-terminal region of trpe (37 kilodaltons [kda]) and the c-terminal half (46.8 kda) of the polypeptide encoded by orf2 of the hepatitis e virus (hev) genome was used for the construction of a western blot diagnostic test for igg and igm antibodies to the virus (anti-hev). (the c2 protein and the trpe protein devoid of c2 activity and used as a control for non-specific reactions were purified by recovery from sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel ...19921578218
acute sporadic viral hepatitis in ethiopia: causes, risk factors, and effects on pregnancy.one hundred and ten consecutive cases of acute sporadic hepatitis among ethiopian patients were studied to define viral causes, identify risk factors, and analyze demographic and clinical data. igm antibodies to hepatitis a virus were found in nine patients (8%), and hepatitis b surface antigen and igm antibodies to hepatitis b core antigen were found in 22 (20%); these findings were considered evidence of acute hepatitis a and hepatitis b, respectively. sera from the remaining 79 patients were ...19921576296
infection of owl monkeys (aotus trivirgatus) and cynomolgus monkeys (macaca fascicularis) with hepatitis e virus from mexico.owl and cynomolgus monkeys were inoculated with hepatitis e virus (hev) to compare disease models and produce antibody and virus. by immune electron microscopy (iem), all six owl monkeys were shown to have serologic responses manifested by unusually high levels of anti-hev at 6 months, but only three developed hepatitis. virus-related antigen in liver (hev ag) was detected by immunofluorescence microscopy of biopsies from two of four owl monkeys; one with hev ag also had hev in acute-phase bile ...19921569334
indian hepatitis e virus shows a major deletion in the small open reading frame.enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis virus (hev), the causative agent for sporadic and large epidemic outbreaks in developing countries, contains a positive-sense single-stranded rna genome. the genome of the virus encodes three open reading frames (orf1, orf2, and orf3). the gene segment corresponding to the small open reading frame (orf3), overlapping between orf1 and orf2, was synthesized by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) from a number of previously identif ...19921534953
the complete nucleotide sequence of a feline calicivirus.we have determined the complete sequence of a feline calicivirus. the virus genome is 7690 bases long and contains two large open reading frames. proteins specified by these have similarity to those encoded in the corresponding regions of a candidate calicivirus rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, but are distinctly different from those specified by another such virus, hepatitis e virus. a third, small open reading frame at the 3' end of the genome is present in both feline and rabbit viruses but ...19921529544
computer-assisted assignment of functional domains in the nonstructural polyprotein of hepatitis e virus: delineation of an additional group of positive-strand rna plant and animal viruses.computer-assisted comparison of the nonstructural polyprotein of hepatitis e virus (hev) with proteins of other positive-strand rna viruses allowed the identification of the following putative functional domains: (i) rna-dependent rna polymerase, (ii) rna helicase, (iii) methyltransferase, (iv) a domain of unknown function ("x" domain) flanking the papain-like protease domains in the polyproteins of animal positive-strand rna viruses, and (v) papain-like cysteine protease domain distantly relate ...19921518855
hepatitis e: does person-to-person spread occur? 19921506044
nosography and immunopathogenesis of viral hepatitis.five viruses are responsible for the vast majority of cases of viral related hepatitis. they have been named hepatitis a virus (hav), hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv), hepatitis d virus (hdv), hepatitis e virus (hev). the more recent literature concerning the viral structure, the epidemiology, the serological identification, the clinical course and the prevention of each type of hepatitis is reviewed. hbv is not directly cytopathic. hepatitis is a consequence of the destruction o ...19921501725
viral hepatitis, a though e, complicating pregnancy.jaundice during pregnancy may be the result either of disease uniquely associated with the pregnant state or disease totally unrelated to the pregnancy. in the united states, the most common cause of jaundice in pregnant women is viral hepatitis. with the exception of hepatitis e virus infection, the clinical course and histologic findings do not differ between pregnant and nonpregnant patients.19921478741
[hepatitis e in hetian city. analysis of 562 cases].between august and september 1987, 562 patients were hospitalized with acute non-a, non-b hepatitis. the male to female ratio was 1.4:1, and 75% of the patients was of 15-40 years of age. jaundice developed in 87%. the overall case-fatality rate was 1.4%, but it was highest among pregnant women (5.2%) and newborn infants (24.2%). in general, the disease was self-limited with no evidence of chronic infection. liver biopsies obtained during the acute illness showed portal inflammation and cytoplas ...19921478123
hepatitis e virus in cultivated cells. 19921456898
molecular cloning and sequencing of the mexico isolate of hepatitis e virus (hev).hepatitis e virus (hev) is the major causative agent of hepatitis e or what was formerly known as enterically transmitted non-a, non-b hepatitis. the disease has a worldwide distribution but occurs principally in developing countries in any of three forms: large epidemics, smaller outbreaks, or sporadic infections. genetic variation of different hev strains was previously noted and it will be important to determine the extent to which this variation may pose problems in the diagnosis and treatme ...19921448913
frequent sporadic hepatitis e in west africa evidenced by characterization of a virus-associated antigen in the stool. 19921447511
new strategies for isolation of low abundance viral and host cdnas: application to cloning of the hepatitis e virus and analysis of tissue-specific transcription.the ability to clone viruses molecularly has led to dramatic advances in our understanding of this diverse group of agents at the molecular level. these insights are critical to the development of experimental strategies for the containment and control of the various viral pathogens that cause hepatitis in man. knowledge of the genes and gene products have, for example, assisted in the design of expression systems that have been useful for the cell-free expression and production of viral constit ...19921439880
[hepatitis e now also in the netherlands].a case report of a male aged 31 who, after a journey to bangladesh, returned with a disease resembling acute hepatitis a. closer study revealed a hepatitis e infection. he recovered in slightly over two weeks.19921436190
[seroprevalence of hepatitis e in the netherlands].at serological testing of 269 blood samples from patients sent in for hepatitis diagnostics and of 275 randomly selected samples from blood donors from all over the netherlands, eight and five samples, respectively, were found to contain a positive antibody titre against hepatitis e virus (hev). follow-up samples could be obtained from three patients: in one patient the anti-hev igg titre remained unchanged over a period of 6 months, in one other the titre fell below the limit of detection and i ...19921436187
hepatitis e: review.hepatitis e is endemic, often provoking epidemics in many developing countries. it resembles hepatitis a clinically and epidemiologically but show a higher mortality rate and less infectiousness. several lines of evidence strongly support the assumption that humans become immunized once they contract hepatitis e. because of the low infectiousness, most of the adult population of endemic areas are susceptible to hepatitis e until an epidemic occurs, although they are almost always infected with h ...19921426862
acute sporadic hepatitis e in children living in cairo, egypt.seventy-three pediatric patients with acute hepatitis and 19 control patients without liver disease living in cairo, egypt, were evaluated with a newly developed western blot assay for igm antibody to hepatitis e virus (igm anti-hev). the mean age of acute hepatitis patients was 6.4 years (range, 1-13 years); 56% were male. among the 73 acute cases, hepatitis a was diagnosed in 30 (41%), possible acute hepatitis b in three (4%), hepatitis e in nine (12%), and by exclusion, non-a, non-b hepatitis ...19921402826
enteric non-a, non-b hepatitis: epidemics, animal transmission, and hepatitis e virus detection by the polymerase chain reaction.we studied epidemics of viral hepatitis occurring at three different places in india. one was a combined epidemic due to hepatitis e virus (hev) and hepatitis a virus (hav) infections. in this epidemic, hav affected children below 10 years of age, whereas hev infected the young adult population. hev was transmitted to rhesus monkeys (macaca mulata) and confirmed by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) on bile from the animals. fecal material from acutely infected patients in one of the epidemics ...19921402825
sequence comparison of the capsid region of hepatitis e viruses isolated from myanmar and china.hepatitis e viruses (hevs) were isolated during epidemics, one from myanmar (formerly called burma) and one from china and were partially sequenced. another hev myanmar strain from sporadic hepatitis was previously sequenced by us. a cdna sequence comparison was performed among them in the 3'-terminal region, approximately 750-base long. this region contained at least two immunological epitopes and was considered to correspond to the structural protein. the nucleotide sequence identity was 97.2% ...19921387921
viral hepatitis in the 1990s, part iii: hepatitis c, hepatitis e, and other viruses.acute hepatitis can be caused by a number of viruses, especially a, b, c, e, delta, epstein-barr virus, and cytomegalovirus. hepatitis a and b have been discussed previously in this series. the virus responsible for most cases of what commonly has been referred to as non-a non-b hepatitis has been tracked, and antibodies to certain proteins of this virus have been identified. this virus is now referred to as hepatitis c. the possible clinical outcomes after acute hepatitis c virus infection are ...19921385012
further characterization of the interaction between l-selectin and its endothelial ligands.l-selectin is a lectin-like receptor on lymphocytes which mediates their attachment to high endothelial venules (hev) within lymph nodes. previous work has identified hev-associated endothelial ligands for l-selectin as sialylated, fucosylated and sulphated glycoproteins of approximately 50 kda and approximately 90 kda (sgp50 and sgp90). the interaction of l-selectin with these ligands is carbohydrate directed, reflecting the involvement of its amino-terminal, calcium-type lectin domain. it has ...19921384820
[hepatitis serology: use and interpretation].presently five viruses causing hepatitis are known, the hepatitis viruses a (hav), b (hbv), c (hcv), d (hdv) and e (hev). the genomic structure is known of most of all these viruses as well as some of their structural and regulatory gene products. using radio- and enzyme immunoassays viral antigens can be detected for hbv and hdv as well as specific antibodies against all the five viruses. the results of these tests are the basis for the diagnosis and the follow-up of these infections but differ ...19921377839
human linear b-cell epitopes encoded by the hepatitis e virus include determinants in the rna-dependent rna polymerase.hepatitis e virus is responsible for both sporadic and epidemic hepatitis in developing countries. the nonenveloped virus is 27-34 nm in diameter and has been shown to contain a single-strand, positive-sense, polyadenylylated rna genome of approximately 7.5 kilobases. the nucleotide sequence of the burma strain of hepatitis e virus has been reported and three open reading frames (orfs) have been identified. the deduced amino acid sequence from each of these orfs was used to synthesize overlappin ...19921373890
expression of a hepatitis e virus (hev)-trpe fusion protein containing epitopes recognized by antibodies in sera from human cases and experimentally infected primates.a 1700 base cdna fragment coding for the putative structural gene(s) of hepatitis e virus (hev) was inserted into the path 10 expression vector. the fusion protein (c2) expressed by this plasmid was found to contain epitopes recognized by anti-hev antibodies. c2 protein was used in a western blot format to examine its usefulness in detecting anti-hev antibodies in well documented human cases of hev and non-human primates infected with hev. both igm and igg anti-hev could be detected in our weste ...19921373282
[acute viral hepatitis--present status and perspectives].recent advances in epidemiology, virology, of clinical of hepatitis are presented in the paper. the authors pointed out that hepatitis a never becomes chronic. on the other hand, with hepatitis b or b and d, evolution to chronicity is possible. two distinct forms of non-a non-b hepatitis are now distinguished: parenterally transmitted non-a non-b hepatitis, mainly due to hepatitis c virus; enterically transmitted non-a non-b hepatitis mainly due to hepatitis e virus. c virus hepatitis is charact ...19911366329
seroepidemiological survey of hepatitis e in hong kong by recombinant-based enzyme immunoassays.the agent that causes the enterally transmitted form of non-a, non-b hepatitis has been cloned and called hepatitis e virus (hev). we have carried out a seroepidemiological survey on the prevalence of hepatitis e in hong kong. in a retrospective study, serum from 394 patients with acute viral hepatitis and 355 healthy subjects was tested for antibodies to hev (anti-hev) with a recombinant-based enzyme immunoassay. 65 (16.5%) patients with hepatitis were positive for igm anti-hev and 23 (5.8%) we ...19921359270
faecal excretion of hepatitis e virus. 19921356191
detection of long-lasting antibody to hepatitis e virus in a us traveller to pakistan. 19921353576
common aetiological agent for epidemic and sporadic non-a, non-b hepatitis.enterovirus-like particles have been reported in the acute phase of both epidemic and sporadic non-a, non-b (nanb) hepatitis. to examine whether these particles were the causative agent in the two types of disease, 29 patients with acute viral hepatitis in a north indian epidemic outbreak and 9 with sporadic acute disease were investigated. 25 (86%) of 29 patients with epidemic hepatitis and 5 (56%) of 9 with sporadic disease were diagnosed as having enterically-transmitted-nanb hepatitis by exc ...19921351189
hiv1 quantitation in infected patients: a comparison of cell viraemia, plasma viraemia and r-hev.anti-hiv1 trials require sensitive, reproducible and reliable parameters which measure virus load and virus production. the aim of the present study of 14 patients at different cdc stages was to compare results provided by three techniques which evaluate, respectively, cell-associated hiv1 infectivity (cell viraemia), plasma-associated hiv1 infectivity (plasma viraemia) and radiation-resistant expression ex vivo (r-hev). for each patient, tcd4 lymphocytes were numbered and an hiv1 antigenaemia d ...19921348865
enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for diagnosis of acute sporadic hepatitis e in egyptian children.hepatitis e virus (hev) is thought to be a cause of enterically transmitted non-a, non-b (et-nanb) hepatitis. waterborne epidemics have been recorded in many developing countries, mainly affecting young-to-middle-aged adults; sporadic infection and overt illness in children are rare. however, a convenient and sensitive diagnostic test for hev infection is not yet available. we now report the use of a solid-phase enzyme-linked immunoassay (elisa) that detects igm and igg antibody to hev. in a pro ...19921346411
[biological diagnosis of hepatitis e. completion of a test for detection of infected patients].the aim of this study is to set up a biological method for diagnosing hepatitis e using an immunoenzymatic technique. this technic attaches specific igm of a monkey experimentally infected with the hepatitis e virus to a solid phase. these antibodies capture the hev antigen (aghev) present in the stools of patients with hepatitis e. antigen was then revealed using purified and labelled igg from the same monkey. using this method, we were able to: prove the existence of sporadic cases of hepatiti ...19921345078
[sporadic non-a, non-b hepatitis in argentina. the responsibility of the hepatitis e virus?].sporadic non a, non b hepatitis non related to blood transfusions or parenteral exposure is present in india and various countries of southeast asia and africa. we present the experience in a northeastern region of argentina from january 1987 to september 1990. during this period twenty one patients where identified with acute hepatitis without serologic evidence of infection with hav, hbv, hcv, toxoplasmosis, infectious mononucleosis nor clinical evidence of herpes virus infection. clinic and b ...19921340827
[current status in hepatitis virus research].seroconversion from eag to anti-e is frequently seen in the course of chronic hepatitis b infection. this phenomenon is closely related to mutation of the precore region; a g-to-a substitution of nucleotide position 1986 replaces tryptophan to translational stop codon. this mutant is responsible for the fulminant hepatitis or acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis b. the hepatitis c virus shows a high rate of genome variations, especially at the envelope (e and ns1) region, where a neutralizing ...19921339164
[the causative agents of hepatitis non-a, non-b]. 19921338779
[experimental infection with hepatitis e virus in rhesus monkeys].an experimental model of hepatitis e was established in rhesus monkeys. four animals were inoculated with stool suspensions that obtained from patients with hepatitis e. two animals injected with pbs were taken as negative controls. after 4-6 weeks the alt of the four animals infected hev raised 3-4 times and the live biopsy showed acidophilic degeneration of hepatocytes and coagulative liver cell necrosis. acidophilic bodies were frequently observed. foci of lytic single-cell necrosis were also ...19921338701
[the evolution of non-a, non-b hepatitis: hepatitis c and hepatitis e].the nosological evolution of non-a, non-b hepatitis is synthetically reviewed. after the initially complete silence from the epidemiological and diagnostic points of view, much research has been devoted to this pathology and has already yielded a number of new acquisitions even beyond simple hcv and hev hepatitis. the problems connected with this pathology are a direct concern of medical practice in view of its frequency in the population and of its prevention where much progress has already bee ...19921326424
non-a, non-b hepatitis and dentistry: a status report for the american journal of dentistry.the recent identification of one of the causes of non-a, non-b hepatitis (nanbh) has led to an improved understanding of the epidemiology and possible clinical manifestations of this infectious disorder. nanbh is of some concern to dental personnel since the causative agents may be transmitted to health care workers and there is no effective immunization against nanbh. current recommendations for cross infection control in the dental workplace must apply to nanbh.19921326286
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