Review Article

Hepatitis E: Update on Prevention and Control

Table 1

HEV genotypes in human and animals hosts and their geographical distribution.

GenotypesHost speciesGeographical distributionReferences

1HumanAsia, Africa, Central AmericaNelson et al., 2016 [104]; Kamar et al., 2014 [32];
Kamar et al., 2012 [105]
2HumanWest Africa, MexicoNelson et al., 2016 [104]; Kamar et al., 2014 [32];
Kamar et al., 2012 [105]
3Human, pig, wild boar, red deer, mongoose, rabbitEurope, East Asia, South Africa, and AmericasPinto et al., 2017 [5]
Nelson et al., 2016 [104]; Kamar et al., 2014 [32];
Kamar et al., 2012 [105];
4Human, pig, sheep, cattleAsia, and EuropePinto et al., 2017 [5]
Nelson et al., 2016 [104]; Kamar et al., 2014 [32];
Kamar et al., 2012 [105]; Wang and Ma, 2010 [106];
5Wild boarAsiaPinto et al., 2017 [5]
Sridhar et al., 2017 [107];
Smith et al., 2015 [15];
Kamar et al., 2014 [32]
6Wild boarAsiaPinto et al., 2017 [5]
Sridhar et al., 2017 [107];
Smith et al., 2015 [15];
Kamar et al., 2014 [32]
7Dromedary camelAsiaWoo et al., 2014 [11]
Sridhar et al., 2017 [107]