A Silent Outbreak of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection or False-Positive Reaction of Anti-HEV IgM after COVID-19 Vaccination? Epidemiological Investigation of an Outbreak in a Korean Factory Complex in 2022.

Jeonghyeon Oh Gwang Hyeon Choi Yeonhwa Chang Jina Kim Kunhee Park Hansol Yeom Soonryu Seo Jin Gwack Sook-Hyang Jeong

Published in: Gut and liver (2023)

This epidemiological investigation showed that anti-HEV IgM positivity may occur as a false-positive result related to COVID-vaccination over three times and use of the Moderna vaccine, although a portion of true HEV infection may not be excluded.

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