Article
A nationwide survey of hepatitis E virus infection in the general population of Japan.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Feb 2010
Takahashi Masaharu, Tamura Kazuko, Hoshino Yu, Nagashima Shigeo, Yazaki Yasuyuki, Mizuo Hitoshi, Iwamoto Sadahiko, Okayama Masanobu, Nakamura Yoshikazu, Kajii Eiji, Okamoto Hiroaki
Abstract excerpt
To investigate nationwide the prevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in the general population of Japan, serum samples were collected from 22,027 individuals (9,686 males and 12,341 females; age, mean +/- standard deviation: 56.8 +/- 16.7 years; range: 20-108 years) who lived in 30 prefectures located in Hokkaido, mainland Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu of Japan and underwent health check-ups during...
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