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The global burden of hepatitis E outbreaks: a systematic review.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2017
Hakim Mohamad S, Wang Wenshi, Bramer Wichor M, Geng Jiawei, Huang Fen, de Man Robert A, Peppelenbosch Maikel P, Pan Qiuwei
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is responsible for repeated water-borne outbreaks since the past century, representing an emerging issue in public health. However, the global burden of HEV outbreak has not been comprehensively described. We performed a systematic review of confirmed HEV outbreaks based on published literatures. HEV outbreaks have mainly been reported from Asian and African countries, and only a few from...
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