Article ; Online: A Nationwide Survey of the Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infections Among Blood Donors in Thailand.
2019 Volume 32, Issue 7, Page(s) 302–307
Abstract: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of acute hepatitis infections. Our previous 3-year study at two large Thai hospitals established an occurrence of 4-5% of HEV infections from swine HEV genotype 3 in suspected acute hepatitis patients, with the ... ...
Abstract | Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a common cause of acute hepatitis infections. Our previous 3-year study at two large Thai hospitals established an occurrence of 4-5% of HEV infections from swine HEV genotype 3 in suspected acute hepatitis patients, with the high incidence in older adults. This study was a serosurvey to determine the prevalence of HEV infections among Thai adults. We obtained sera from 630 healthy blood donors with a median age of 38 (18-64) years who attended Thai Red Cross transfusion units throughout Thailand. The donors were domiciled in 16 provinces in the northern ( |
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MeSH term(s) | Adolescent ; Adult ; Animals ; Blood Donors/statistics & numerical data ; Female ; Genotype ; Hepatitis Antibodies/blood ; Hepatitis E/blood ; Hepatitis E/epidemiology ; Hepatitis E/ethnology ; Hepatitis E/virology ; Hepatitis E virus/genetics ; Hepatitis E virus/immunology ; Hepatitis E virus/isolation & purification ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/blood ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Swine/virology ; Thailand/epidemiology ; Young Adult |
Chemical Substances | Hepatitis Antibodies ; Immunoglobulin G |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2019-08-12 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
ZDB-ID | 639075-4 |
ISSN | 1557-8976 ; 0882-8245 |
ISSN (online) | 1557-8976 |
ISSN | 0882-8245 |
DOI | 10.1089/vim.2018.0146 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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