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Hepatitis E: symptoms, transmission, prevention, treatment

The symptoms, means of transmission, best means of prevention and treatment of hepatitis E.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 1 June 2014
• Last updated: 14 May 2020 — See all updates

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Hepatitis E: symptoms, transmission, treatment and prevention

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This document explains hepatitis E, describing the:

• symptoms
• means of transmission
• best means of prevention and treatment

Published 1 June 2014
Last updated 14 May 2020 + show all updates

1. 14 May 2020

   Updated the number of hepatitis E cases for 2019.

2. 16 July 2019

   Added provisional data for January to March 2019.

3. 8 March 2019

   Updated the number of hepatitis E cases in 2017 and 2018.

4. 7 November 2018

   Added provisional data for January to September 2018.

5. 10 August 2018

   Added provisional data for January to June 2018.

6. 1 August 2018

   Updated 2017 figures.

7. 1 February 2018

   Updated number of cases for 2017.

8. 20 November 2017

   Updated provisional number of cases from January to September 2017.

9. 9 August 2017

   Updated number of SGSS reported cases for 2016 and provisional data for 2017.

10. 11 May 2017

    Updated number of cases reported through SGSS from 2010 to 2016, and added provisional number of cases for 2017.

11. 20 March 2017

    Updated number of cases for 2015 and 2016.

12. 14 November 2016

    Updated number of cases from 2012 to 2016.

13. 12 August 2016

    Updated number of cases from 2010 to 2016.

14. 9 May 2016

    Updated figures of hep E infections for 2015 and early 2016.

15. 11 February 2016

    Updated provisional number of cases to include December 2015.

16. 1 December 2015

    Updated provisional number of cases to include September 2015.

17. 16 September 2015

    Updated, including provisional figures up to June 2015.

18. 1 June 2014

    First published.