Locally acquired hepatitis E virus infection, El Paso, Texas

被引：53

作者：

Amon, JJ

Drobeniuc, J

Bower, WA

Magana, JC

Escobedo, MA

Williams, IT

Bell, BP

Armstrong, GL

机构：

[1] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Div Viral Hepatitis, Natl Ctr Infect Dis, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

[2] Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Epidem Intelligence Serv, Epidemiol Program Off, Atlanta, GA 30333 USA

[3] El Paso City Cty Hlth & Environm Dist, El Paso, TX USA

[4] Texas Dept State Hlth Serv, El Paso, TX USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY | 2006年 / 78卷 / 06期

关键词：

hepatitis E; United States; swine;

D O I：

10.1002/jmv.20617

中图分类号：

Q93 [微生物学];

学科分类号：

071005 ; 100705 ;

摘要：

Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an enterically transmitted RNA virus that causes both epidemic and sporadic cases of acute hepatitis. Despite serosurveys showing antibody to HEV in up to 36% of the US population, acute hepatitis E has been reported among individuals with no history of international travel only three times in the United States. We report a case of apparently locally acquired hepatitis E that occurred in El Paso, Texas that was 98% similar to a previously isolated HEV found in swine in the United States. Like the three previous cases, a thorough investigation found no conclusive sources of infection. Active case surveillance found no additional cases.

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页码：741 / 746

页数：6

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