Seroprevalence and anti-HEV persistence in the general population of the Republic of San Marino

The prevalence of anti‐HEV was assessed in 2,233 subjects aged 20–79 years in the Republic of San Marino in the years 1990–1991. The sera were tested by ELISA and further confirmed by Western blot (WB) analysis. The overall anti‐HEV prevalence was 1.5%. A significant trend by age was observed. Anti‐...

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Published in:Journal of medical virology 1999-05, Vol.58 (1), p.49-53
Main Authors: Rapicetta, Maria, Kondili, Loreta Anesti, Pretolani, Stefano, Stroffolini, Tommaso, Chionne, Paola, Villano, Umbertina, Madonna, Elisabetta, Casali, Ferruccio, Gasbarrini, Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Epidemiology
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
hepatitis E
Hepatitis E - blood
Hepatitis E - epidemiology
Hepatitis E - immunology
Hepatitis E - virology
Hepatitis E virus
Hepatitis E virus - immunology
HEV antibody
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Microbiology
Middle Aged
Prevalence
San Marino - epidemiology
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
Virology
Western blot
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Summary:The prevalence of anti‐HEV was assessed in 2,233 subjects aged 20–79 years in the Republic of San Marino in the years 1990–1991. The sera were tested by ELISA and further confirmed by Western blot (WB) analysis. The overall anti‐HEV prevalence was 1.5%. A significant trend by age was observed. Anti‐HEV prevalence was 0.6% in subjects
ISSN:0146-6615
1096-9071
DOI:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199905)58:1<49::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-C