Hepatitis E infections, Victoria, Australia.
In the first half of 2004, acute hepatitis E virus infections diagnosed in Victoria, Australia, increased 7-fold. Of the interviewed patients with highly reactive serologic results, 90% reported recent clinically compatible illness and overseas travel. The increase is compared with a background of exposure in countries in which hepatitis E is endemic.
Cowie
Benjamin C
BC
Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. Benjamin.Cowie@mh.org.au
Adamopoulos
Jim
J
Carter
Karen
K
Kelly
Heath
H
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D016751:Hepatitis E / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016752:Hepatitis E virus / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014739:Victoria / Q000453:epidemiology
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G