Hepatitis E virus seroprevalence among farmers, veterinarians and control subjects in Jilin province, Shandong province and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 872-877

  Kang, Yuan Huan ^a   Cong, Wei ^a,b   Zhang, Xiang Yan ^c   Wang, Chun Feng ^a   Shan, Xiao Feng ^a   Qian, Ai Dong ^a  

^a JILIN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; control subjects; farmers and veterinarians; hepatitis E virus; seroprevalence

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATTLE FARMER; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEER FARMER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINK FARMER; MONGOLIA; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROPREVALENCE; SWINE FARMER; VETERINARIAN; WATER SUPPLY; AGED; ANIMAL; BOVINE; PIG; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATTLE; CHINA; FARMERS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SWINE; VETERINARIANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84995945002     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24693     Document Type: Article

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