Non-travel-associated hepatitis E in England and Wales: demographic, clinical, and molecular epidemiological characteristics.

S, Ijaz; E, Arnold; M, Banks; RP, Bendall; ME, Cramp; R, Cunningham; HR, Dalton; TJ, Harrison; SF, Hill; L, Macfarlane; RE, Meigh; S, Shafi; MJ, Sheppard; J, Smithson; MP, Wilson; CG, Teo

doi:10.1086/444396

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Non-travel-associated hepatitis E in England and Wales: demographic, clinical, and molecular epidemiological characteristics.

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Ijaz S

Arnold E

Banks M

Abstract

Between 1996 and 2003, 186 cases of hepatitis E were serologically diagnosed. Of these, 17 (9%) were not associated with recent travel abroad. Patients were >55 years old (range, 56-82 years old) and tended to be male (76%). Two patients presented with fulminant hepatitis. A total of 129 (69%) cases...

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