Seroprevalence of hepatitis e antibodies and risk profile of HEV seropositivity in the Netherlands, 2006-2007

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1838-1847

  Verhoef, L ^a   Koopmans, M ^a   Duizer, E ^a   Bakker, J ^a   Reimerink, J ^a   Van Pelt, W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Epidemiology; foodborne infections; hepatitis E; serology

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUTCH; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RELIGION; SEROPREVALENCE; SEX; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865499201     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811002913     Document Type: Article

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