Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008

The nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis E IgG was determined among young men in Thailand. Overall seroprevalence was 14% (95% CI 13%–15%); range by province was 3%–26%. Seroprevalence was lowest in the south, an area predominantly occupied by persons of the Islam religion, whose dietary laws pros...

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Autores principales: Gonwong, Siriphan, Chuenchitra, Thippawan, Khantapura, Patchariya, Islam, Dilara, Sirisopana, Narongrid, Mason, Carl J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178419/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25148245
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2009.140418
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author Gonwong, Siriphan
Chuenchitra, Thippawan
Khantapura, Patchariya
Islam, Dilara
Sirisopana, Narongrid
Mason, Carl J.
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description The nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis E IgG was determined among young men in Thailand. Overall seroprevalence was 14% (95% CI 13%–15%); range by province was 3%–26%. Seroprevalence was lowest in the south, an area predominantly occupied by persons of the Islam religion, whose dietary laws proscribe pork.
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spelling pubmed-41784192014-09-30 Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008 Gonwong, Siriphan Chuenchitra, Thippawan Khantapura, Patchariya Islam, Dilara Sirisopana, Narongrid Mason, Carl J. Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch The nationwide seroprevalence of hepatitis E IgG was determined among young men in Thailand. Overall seroprevalence was 14% (95% CI 13%–15%); range by province was 3%–26%. Seroprevalence was lowest in the south, an area predominantly occupied by persons of the Islam religion, whose dietary laws proscribe pork. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014-09 /pmc/articles/PMC4178419/ /pubmed/25148245 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2009.140418 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.
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Gonwong, Siriphan
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Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
title Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
title_full Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
title_fullStr Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
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title_short Pork Consumption and Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus,Thailand, 2007–2008
title_sort pork consumption and seroprevalence of hepatitis e virus,thailand, 2007–2008
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4178419/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2009.140418
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