Updating the knowledge of hepatitis E: new variants and higher prevalence of anti-HEV in Argentina.

Introduction: Hepatitis E is a disease of global distribution, with significant morbidity and mortality, whose scope and burden continue to emerge in low endemic countries.

Material And Methods: In 2012, we studied the prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in 202 adult serum samples. We also analyzed samples from 143 patients with acute non-A-C hepatitis from January 2011 to December 2013.