Orthohepevirus A
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The hepatitis E virus (HEV) is the causative agent of hepatitis E. It is of the species Orthohepevirus A.[lower-alpha 1][2][1]
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Orthohepevirus A | |
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TEM micrograph of Orthohepevirus A virions | |
Virus classification | |
(unranked): | Virus |
Realm: | Riboviria |
Kingdom: | Orthornavirae |
Phylum: | Kitrinoviricota |
Class: | Alsuviricetes |
Order: | Hepelivirales |
Family: | Hepeviridae |
Genus: | Orthohepevirus |
Species: | Orthohepevirus A |
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Globally, approximately 939 million corresponding to 1 in 8 individuals have ever experienced HEV infection. About 15–110 million individuals have recent or ongoing HEV infection.[3] The virus particle was first seen in 1983,[4] but was only molecularly cloned in 1989.[5]