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Hepatitis E, to the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the virus by academician of the RAMS M.S. Balayan

Published:2021-10-09 Issue:3 Volume:13 Page:153-158
ISSN:2072-6732
Container-title:Journal Infectology
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Author:

Mikhailov M. I.¹,Kyuregyan K. K.¹,Malinnikova E. Yu.¹,Polyakov A. D.²

Affiliation:

1. Research Institute for Vaccines and Sera named after I.I. Mechnikov; Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education

2. Skolkovo Territorial Division of the Office of Rospotrebnadzor for the City of Moscow

Abstract

2021 marks the 40th anniversary of the discovery of the hepatitis E virus by an outstanding Russian virologist, academician of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Mikhail Surenovich Balayan. This date is an occasion to remember this remarkable scientist and person, to analyze the current state of the problem of viral hepatitis E, to sum up the research results and to correct the prospects of scientific directions, the development of which is largely related to the basic foundations laid by M.S. Balayan.The scientific heritage of M.S. Balayan is associated with the study of poliomyelitis, hepatitis A and hepatitis E. The main contribution of Mikhail Surenovich Balayan to world science was the discovery of the hepatitis E virus. This is, in first place, associated with the significance of the results obtained and the high moral value of the experimental selfinfection with hepatitis E.The paper presents data on the study of virology, epidemiology, clinical course, diagnosis and prevention of hepatitis E. The main concepts and directions of studying hepatitis E are overviewed.

Publisher

SPRIDA

Subject

Infectious Diseases

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