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Surveillance for acute viral hepatitis--United States, 2006. MMWR Surveill Summ 2008;57(2):1. Wiese M, Berr F, Lafrenz M, Porst H, Oesen U. Low frequency of cirrhosis in a hepatitis C (genotype 1b) single-source outbreak in germany: a 20-year multicenter study. Hepatology 2000;32(1):91. Zignego AL, Craxi A. Extrahepatic manifestations of hepatitis C virus infection. Clin Liver Dis 2008;12(3):611. 49 Chapter 4: Hepatitis E – Epidemiology, transmission and natural history Johannes Lenz Introduction Like hepatitis A, the hepatitis E virus is a non-enveloped single stranded RNA virus of an icosahedral shape, measuring 27-34 nm in diameter.

Chronic Hepatitis The HBV chronicity rate is around 5% or less in adult-acquired infection, as mentioned earlier. In perinatally acquired infection it is estimated to be approximately 90%, and 20-50% for infections between the age of one and five years (Ganem 2004; McMahon 1985). However, most patients will not have a history of acute hepatitis. Most patients with chronic hepatitis B are clinically asymptomatic. Some may have nonspecific symptoms such as fatigue. In most instances, significant clinical symptoms will develop only if liver disease progresses to decompensated cirrhosis.

Rantala M, van de Laar MJ. Surveillance and epidemiology of hepatitis B and C in Europe - a review. Euro Surveill 2008;13(21). Anonymous. Hepatitis C: RKI-Ratgeber Infektionskrankheiten. Epidemiologisches Bulletin 2004;17:141. Rosman AS, Waraich A, Galvin K, Casiano J, Paronetto F, Lieber CS. Alcoholism is associated with hepatitis C but not hepatitis B in an urban population. Am J Gastroenterol 1996;91(3):498. Shang G, Seed CR, Wang F, Nie D, Farrugia A. Residual risk of transfusion-transmitted viral infections in Shenzhen, China, 2001 through 2004.

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