Christine Baechlein

TL;DR: The prevalence of HEV infection in Central European liver transplant recipients is low; however, chronic hepatitis E may occur and needs to be considered in the differential diagnosis of graft hepatitis.

TL;DR: The results of this study strongly suggest that the presence of APPV genomes in newborn piglets correlates with CT, while no association with clinical disease could be observed in viremic adult pigs.

TL;DR: Interestingly, quantitative RT-PCR from different organs and tissues, together with the presence of an miR-122 binding site in the viral genome, strongly suggests a liver tropism for bovine hepacivirus, making this novel virus a promising animal model for HCV infections in humans.

TL;DR: African cattle was investigated and previously unknown HVs at high prevalence and viral loads were discovered, suggesting an influence of the human-modified ecology of peridomestic animals on virus diversity.

TL;DR: Though the present study revealed a high seroprevalence of HEV in the German domestic pig population and a potential risk of transmission to humans, the differing results of the tests highlight the necessity of a standardization of serological assays for comparative serop revalence and longitudinal studies.