Development of the Hepatitis E Vaccine: From Bench to Field

Abstract

Along with the improvement of diagnostic techniques, hepatitis E has attracted increasing awareness in recent years. Hepatitis E virus infection leads to high mortality in pregnant women and patients with underlying liver disease. Several hepatitis E vaccine candidates have been designed and have proved their efficacy in animal models; two candidates have successfully undergone clinical trials. Having proved safe and effective in a large phase III trials, an Escherichia coli expressed particulate protein, HEV 239, has been registered in China and is now available for use in China.

Keywords

hepatitis E virus - HEV - antigenic determinants - vaccine - immunogenicity - vaccine efficacy

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