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Hepatitis E Outbreak on Cruise Ship

In 2008, acute hepatitis E infection was confirmed in 4 passengers returning to the United Kingdom after a world cruise. Epidemiologic investigation showed that of 789 persons who provided blood samples, 195 (25%) were seropositive, 33 (4%) had immunoglobulin [Ig] M levels consistent with recent acu...

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Autores principales: Said, Bengü, Ijaz, Samreen, Kafatos, George, Booth, Linda, Thomas, H. Lucy, Walsh, Amanda, Ramsay, Mary, Morgan, Dilys
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2857258/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19891860
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1511.091094