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[Hepatitis E: scale of the problem in Spain].
Gastroenterologia y hepatologia - 1 Dec 2012
Riveiro-Barciela Mar, Rodríguez-Frías Francisco, Buti María
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is one of the most frequent causes of acute hepatitis worldwide. However, in Spain, HEV causes only a tiny number of cases of acute hepatitis, the most prevalent cause being hepatitis A. Most cases of HEV in Spain are "imported", being acquired through travel to areas where this infection is endemic. Nevertheless, in the last few years a growing number of "autochthonous cases"...
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