scholarly journals Community-Based Seroepidemiological Survey of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Catalonia, Spain

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 1328-1332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Buti ◽  
Àngela Domínguez ◽  
Pere Plans ◽  
Rossend Jardí ◽  
Mélani Schaper ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT The objective of the study was to investigate the prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies to hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in a population sample from Catalonia and to analyze the demographic and clinical variables associated with the presence of these antibodies. A total of 1,280 subjects between 15 and 74 years of age were selected randomly from urban and rural areas. Data for sociodemographic and clinical variables were collected by using a questionnaire. IgG antibodies to HEV were determined by an immunoenzymatic method. The odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) were calculated for studied variables. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine which variables were independently associated with the prevalence of HEV infection. Anti-HEV antibodies were detected in 96 (7.3%) of the 1,280 samples analyzed. The prevalence of antibodies was greater among males (7.8%) than among women (7%) and increased with age for both sexes, from 3% among subjects 15 to 24 years of age to 12% among subjects ≥65 years of age. Bivariate analysis of the sociodemographic and clinical variables showed an association between the prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection and minor surgery (OR, 1.96; 95% CI, 1.24 to 3.11), abdominal surgery (OR, 1.74; 95% CI, 1.12 to 2.73), and, for women, being uniparous or multiparous (OR, 2.84; 95% CI, 1.19 to 6.79). The multivariate analysis showed an association with minor surgery only (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.03 to 2.70). In conclusion, anti-HEV antibodies were detected in 7.3% of the Catalan population. The seroprevalence of anti-HEV antibodies increased with age and was associated with previous minor surgery.

Pathogens ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 911
Author(s):  
Ilia Tsachev ◽  
Magdalena Baymakova ◽  
Roman Pepovich ◽  
Nadezhda Palova ◽  
Plamen Marutsov ◽  
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The East Balkan swine (Sus scrofa) is the only aboriginal pig breed in Bulgaria, and it is indigenous to the eastern part of the country. The aim of the present study was to investigate East Balkan swine (EBS) in Bulgaria for serological evidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV). Sera from 171 swine from two parts of the country (northeastern and southeastern) were tested for anti-HEV IgG antibodies. The overall HEV seroprevalence was 82.5% (141/171), and for weaners it was 77.2% (44/57), for fattening pigs 79.0% (45/57), and for adults 91.2% (52/57). HEV positivity was higher in fattening pigs and adults compared to weaners: OR = 1.108 (95% CI: 0.456–2.692) and OR = 3.073 (95% CI: 1.016–9.294), respectively. This study provides the first evidence of exposure to HEV in EBS from Bulgaria.


2013 ◽  
Vol 51 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
S Schlosser ◽  
J Pflaum ◽  
K Weigand ◽  
JJ Wenzel ◽  
W Jilg ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 76 (4) ◽  
pp. 526-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takehiro Mitsui ◽  
Yukie Tsukamoto ◽  
Shigeru Suzuki ◽  
Chikao Yamazaki ◽  
Kazuo Masuko ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (12) ◽  
pp. 3572-3583
Author(s):  
Naoto Sato ◽  
Shunji Watanabe ◽  
Kouichi Miura ◽  
Naoki Morimoto ◽  
Yoshinari Takaoka ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Joel Bigna ◽  
Abdou Fatawou Modiyinji ◽  
Jobert Richie Nansseu ◽  
Marie A. Amougou ◽  
Moise Nola ◽  
...  

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 110-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diana Lupulovic ◽  
Sava Lazic ◽  
Jasna Prodanov-Radulovic ◽  
Nereida Jiménez de Oya ◽  
Estela Escribano-Romero ◽  
...  

2014 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. S42-S43 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lutgehetmann ◽  
K. Giersch ◽  
L. Allweiss ◽  
A.W. Lohse ◽  
S. Polywka ◽  
...  

Hepatology ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 1006-1007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birendra Prasad Gupta ◽  
Ananta Shrestha ◽  
Anurag Adhikari ◽  
Thupten Kelsang Lama ◽  
Binaya Sapkota

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