Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sheltered Homeless Persons, France

Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Sheltered Homeless Persons, France

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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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Main Authors: Mamadou Kaba, Philippe Brouqui, Hervé Richet, Sekené Badiaga, Pierre Gallian, Didier Raoult, Philippe Colson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Hepatitis E virus
homeless persons
HEV transmission
autochthonous hepatitis
injection drug use
France
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/16/11/09-1890_article

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