Emerging Infectious Diseases (Feb 2017)

Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses in China, 1990–2014

  • Xiang Ren,
  • Peng Wu,
  • Liping Wang,
  • Mengjie Geng,
  • Lingjia Zeng,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Ningshao Xia,
  • Shengjie Lai,
  • Harry R. Dalton,
  • Benjamin J. Cowling,
  • Sheng Wei

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161095
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 2
pp. 276 – 279

Abstract

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We compared the epidemiology of hepatitis A and hepatitis E cases in China from 1990–2014 to better inform policy and prevention efforts. The incidence of hepatitis A cases declined dramatically, while hepatitis E incidence increased. During 2004–2014, hepatitis E mortality rates surpassed those of hepatitis A.

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