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TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
卷 104, 期 4, 页码 307-308出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.07.017
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Hepatitis E virus; IgG antibodies; Seroprevalence; Rural populations; Urban populations; India
资金
- ICMR Advanced Centre for Liver Diseases, New Delhi, India
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an important cause of sporadic and epidemic hepatitis E infection in northern India. Sera, collected from different age groups in rural (n = 1144) and urban (n = 1135) areas using a probability proportional to size survey, were tested using an ELISA for IgG antibodies. Antibodies increased with age in both populations, but the urban population had higher exposure in all age groups (Mann-Whitney U test, P<0.001 for all age groups except children <5 years). These results indicate that urban populations with higher density and common water supplies may be at greater risk of hepatitis E. (C) 2009 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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