Hepatitis e virus seroprevalence among adults, germany

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1654-1657

  Faber, Mirko S ^a   Wenzel, Jürgen J ^b   Jilg, Wolfgang ^b   Thamm, Michael ^a   Höhle, Michael ^a   Stark, Klaus ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INCIDENCE; MALE; RISK; SEROCONVERSION; SEROPREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866533974     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1810.111756     Document Type: Article

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