Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2015)

Prevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Antibodies, Israel, 2009–2010

  • Orna Mor,
  • Ravit Bassal,
  • Michal Michaeli,
  • Marina Wax,
  • Daniela Ram,
  • Oranit Cohen-Ezra,
  • Dani Cohen,
  • Ella Mendelson,
  • Ziv Ben-Ari,
  • Tamy Shohat

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2104.140245
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 4
pp. 692 – 694

Abstract

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We investigated prevalence of hepatitis E virus in a sample of the population of Israel. The overall seroprevalence of antibodies to the virus was 10.6% (95% CI 8.4%–13.0%); age-adjusted prevalence was 7.6%. Seropositivity was associated with age, Arab ethnicity, low socioeconomic status, and birth in Africa, Asia, or the former Soviet Union.

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