Transmission routes and risk factors for autochthonous hepatitis E virus infection in Europe: A systematic review

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 145-166

  Lewis, H C ^a,b   Wichmann, O ^c   Duizer, E ^d  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

^c ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autochthonous; Europe; Hepatitis E; Risk factors; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

AGE; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY DETECTION; COOKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PIG FARMING; RELIABILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEROLOGY; SEWAGE; SEX RATIO; SWINE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VETERINARY MEDICINE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ZOONOSIS; FEMALE; MALE;

EUROPE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 74949121487     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268809990847     Document Type: Review

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