The incidence of hepatitis e virus infection in the general population of the USA

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1145-1150

  Faramawi, M F ^a   Johnson, E ^a   Chen, S ^a   Pannala, P R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; hepatitis E virus; nutritional surveys; USA

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; ADULT; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052165161     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810002177     Document Type: Article

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