Indigenous hepatitis E virus infection in England: More common than it seems

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-276

  Ijaz, Samreen ^a   Vyse, Andrew J ^a   Morgan, Dilys ^a   Pebody, Richard G ^a   Tedder, Richard S ^a   Brown, David ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age specific acquisition; Gender distribution; Incidence; Indigenous; Seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62949247405     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.01.005     Document Type: Article

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