Hepatitis E seroprevalence in the Americas: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Thomas HorvatitsAnn-Kathrin OzgaDirk WesthölterJohannes HartlCarolin F MantheyMarc LütgehetmannGeraldine RauchLevente KristonAnsgar W LohseRichard BendallHeiner WedemeyerHarry R DaltonSven PischkePublished in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2018)
Hepatitis E virus is common in the USA. Surprisingly, the risk of hepatitis E virus exposure was low in many South American countries. Seroprevalence did not differ significantly between Europe and the USA. Hence, hepatitis E virus is not limited to countries with low sanitary standards, and a higher socioeconomic status does not protect populations from hepatitis E virus exposure.
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