Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany
We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%–17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years of age. HEV is endemic in Germany, and the lifetime risk for exposure is high.
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23018055 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.111756 |
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author | Faber, Mirko S. Wenzel, Jürgen J. Jilg, Wolfgang Thamm, Michael Höhle, Michael Stark, Klaus |
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description | We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%–17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years of age. HEV is endemic in Germany, and the lifetime risk for exposure is high. |
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spelling | pubmed-34716112012-10-22 Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany Faber, Mirko S. Wenzel, Jürgen J. Jilg, Wolfgang Thamm, Michael Höhle, Michael Stark, Klaus Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%–17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years of age. HEV is endemic in Germany, and the lifetime risk for exposure is high. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-10 /pmc/articles/PMC3471611/ /pubmed/23018055 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.111756 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Dispatch Faber, Mirko S. Wenzel, Jürgen J. Jilg, Wolfgang Thamm, Michael Höhle, Michael Stark, Klaus Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title | Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title_full | Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title_fullStr | Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title_full_unstemmed | Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title_short | Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany |
title_sort | hepatitis e virus seroprevalence among adults, germany |
topic | Dispatch |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3471611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23018055 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1810.111756 |
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