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The global burden of hepatitis E virus genotypes 1 and 2 in 2005.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 2012
Rein David B, Stevens Gretchen A, Theaker Jordan, Wittenborn John S, Wiersma Steven T
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UNLABELLED: We estimated the global burden of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotypes 1 and 2 in 2005. HEV is an emergent waterborne infection that causes source-originated epidemics of acute disease with a case fatality rate thought to vary by age and pregnancy status. To create our estimates, we modeled the annual disease burden of HEV genotypes 1 and 2 for 9 of 21 regions defined for the Global Burden of Diseases,...
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