Hepatitis E: we have seen the footprint in the sand, let us hunt the beast

Hepatitis E: we have seen the footprint in the sand, let us hunt the beast

[...]the exact duration of the persistence of IgG against HEV is unknown [3]. [...]antibodies to HEV are only a marker of serological evidence of past or present infection. [...]to better describe acute hepatitis E in Europe, we recommend implementing enhanced case reporting on a larger scale, parti...

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Veröffentlicht in:Epidemiology and infection 2018-04, Vol.146 (5), p.531-532
Hauptverfasser: Hutin, Yvan J.-F., Harmanci, Hande
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Commentary
Epidemiology
Europe - epidemiology
Gastrointestinal Infection
Health surveillance
Hepatitis
Hepatitis E - epidemiology
Hepatitis E - virology
Hepatitis E virus - physiology
Humans
Immunoglobulins
Incidence
Infections
Infectious diseases
Prevalence
Public health
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Trends
Viruses
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Zusammenfassung:[...]the exact duration of the persistence of IgG against HEV is unknown [3]. [...]antibodies to HEV are only a marker of serological evidence of past or present infection. [...]to better describe acute hepatitis E in Europe, we recommend implementing enhanced case reporting on a larger scale, particularly when sero-prevalence data suggests indigenous HEV transmission.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268818000146