[Initial results of monitoring hepatitis E virus antibodies in selected population groups in the West Bohemia Region. Preliminary report].
The authors examined sera of 269 subjects for the presence of antibodies against the hepatitis E virus. In the group of patients with acute hepatitis (after elimination of hepatitis A, B and C) antibodies were detected in 27.8%, in the group of gypsies with non-hepatic disease in 4.8%, in a group of venereological patients in 2.4%. The conclusions from the preliminary results confirm the circulation of the hepatitis E virus in our population and its importance in the etiology of liver disease, in particular in more advanced age groups.
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Ustav epidemiologie, Lékarská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Plzen.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies