Epidemiology of domestically acquired hepatitis E virus infection in Japan: assessment of the nationally reported surveillance data, 2007–2013

• Published in: Journal of medical microbiology Vol. 64; no. 7; pp. 752 - 758
• Main Authors: Kanayama, Atsuhiro, Arima, Yuzo, Yamagishi, Takuya, Kinoshita, Hitomi, Sunagawa, Tomimasa, Yahata, Yuichiro, Matsui, Tamano, Ishii, Koji, Wakita, Takaji, Oishi, Kazunori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.07.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Food Contamination; Hepatitis E - epidemiology; Hepatitis E - transmission; Hepatitis E - virology; Hepatitis E virus - genetics; Humans; Japan - epidemiology; Male; Meat - virology; Middle Aged; Risk Factors; RNA, Viral - genetics; Young Adult; Japan

In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reported hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections from developed countries. To describe recent trends in notification and potential risk groups and risk factors in Japan, HEV infection cases and demographic, food consumption, clinical and labora...