Epidemiological study of hepatitis e virus infection in the general population of Okinawa, Kyushu, Japan

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1885-1890

  Toyoda, Kazuhiro ^a,b   Furusyo, Norihiro ^a,b   Takeoka, Hiroaki ^a,b   Murata, Masayuki ^a,b   Sawayama, Yasunori ^a,b   Hayashi, Jun ^a,b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hepatitis E virus; Wild boar hunter; Zoonotic infection

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL HUNTING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAW MEAT; SEROLOGY; WILD BOAR;

EID: 57049180050     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2008.05568.x     Document Type: Article

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