Does infection with hepatitis A virus provide protection against hepatitis E virus?

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Article

Department

Nephrology

Abstract

Hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) share some common epidemiologic features, but the dramatic age-related difference in their disease prevalences suggests that the immune response to HAV may provide some cross-protection against HEV.

Publication (Name of Journal)

Medical Hypotheses

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