Unexpected high prevalence of IgG-antibodies to hepatitis E virus in Swedish pig farmers and controls

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-58

  Olsen, Björn ^a,b   Axelsson Olsson, Diana ^b   Thelin, Anders ^c   Weiland, Ola ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIG FARMING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEDEN; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGING; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; SWEDEN; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; ZOONOSES;

EID: 31144435180     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500321470     Document Type: Article

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