Hepatitis E: we have seen the footprint in the sand, let us hunt the beast

[...]the exact duration of the persistence of IgG against HEV is unknown [3]. [...]antibodies to HEV are only a marker of serological evidence of past or present infection. [...]to better describe acute hepatitis E in Europe, we recommend implementing enhanced case reporting on a larger scale, parti...

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Published in:	Epidemiology and infection Vol. 146; no. 5; pp. 531 - 532
Main Authors:	Hutin, Yvan J.-F., Harmanci, Hande
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 01-04-2018
Subjects:	Commentary Epidemiology Europe - epidemiology Gastrointestinal Infection Health surveillance Hepatitis Hepatitis E - epidemiology Hepatitis E - virology Hepatitis E virus - physiology Humans Immunoglobulins Incidence Infections Infectious diseases Prevalence Public health Seroepidemiologic Studies Trends Viruses Europe Netherlands United Kingdom > UK United States > US Asia Norway Wales Africa England Switzerland
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Summary:	[...]the exact duration of the persistence of IgG against HEV is unknown [3]. [...]antibodies to HEV are only a marker of serological evidence of past or present infection. [...]to better describe acute hepatitis E in Europe, we recommend implementing enhanced case reporting on a larger scale, particularly when sero-prevalence data suggests indigenous HEV transmission.
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ISSN:	0950-2688 1469-4409
DOI:	10.1017/S0950268818000146