Decline in hepatitis E virus antibody prevalence in southeastern Germany, 1996-2011

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-375093
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.37509

Wenzel, Jürgen J.

; Sichler, Mathias ; Schemmerer, Mathias ; Behrens, Gundula

; Leitzmann, Michael F. ; Jilg, Wolfgang

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Abstract

In the past decade, an increasing frequency of acute hepatitis E was noted in Germany and other European countries. Moreover, a high prevalence (17%) of hepatitis E virus (HEV) immunoglobulin G antibodies (anti-HEV) was recently found in the adult German population. Although this suggests an emerging pathogen, reports from other countries gave hints to a completely new aspect: a possible decrease ...