Hepatitis E viral infection has traditionally been considered an acute, self-limited disease similar to hepatitis A. The hepatitis E virus (HEV) has been recognized for decades as a major cause of outbreaks associated with faecal contamination of drinking water in developing countries. This pathogen is now also recognized as a major etiologic agent of acute hepatitis in industrialized countries that is transmitted zoonotically. The commonly used tests for HEV infection include detection of IgM and IgG anti-HEV antibodies and detection of HEV RNA. IgM anti-HEV antibodies can be detected during the first few months after HEV infection, whereas IgG anti-HEV antibodies represent either recent or remote exposure. The presence of HEV RNA indicates current infection, whether acute or chronic. The first confirmed case of acute cholestatic autochthonic hepatitis E in Republic of Belarus is described in article.
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