Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis E virus in residents of a district in Havana, Cuba

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-70

  Quintana, Ariel ^a   Sanchez, Lizet ^b   Larralde, Osmany ^c   Anderson, David ^d  

^a SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d BURNET INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti HEV prevalence; Cuba; Hepatitis E virus

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUBA; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CUBA; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HEPATITIS E VIRUS;

EID: 15944409152     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20324     Document Type: Article

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