Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sheltered Homeless Persons, France
To determine the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection among sheltered homeless persons in Marseille, France, we retrospectively tested 490 such persons. A total of 11.6% had immunoglobulin (Ig) G and 2.5% had IgM against HEV; 1 person had HEV genotype 3f. Injection drug use was associated...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2010-11-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/11/09-1890_article |