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==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Risk factors for infection with hepatitis E virus include: | Risk factors for infection with [[hepatitis E virus]] include:<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref> | ||
*Never having contracted HEV | *Never having contracted [[HEV]] | ||
*Poor sanitation in large areas of the world | *Poor sanitation in large areas of the world | ||
*HEV shedding in faces | *[[HEV]] shedding in faces | ||
The following groups of people have increased risk of infection with hepatitis E virus: | The following groups of people have increased risk of [[infection]] with [[hepatitis E virus]]:<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref> | ||
*Persons residing in areas where extended community outbreaks exist | *Persons residing in areas where extended community [[outbreaks]] exist | ||
*International travelers to regions of the world where [[HEV]] is [[endemic]] | *International travelers to regions of the world where [[HEV]] is [[endemic]] | ||
*Refugees residing in overcrowded temporary camps following catastrophes, especially in: | *Refugees residing in overcrowded temporary camps following catastrophes, especially in: | ||
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*Persons who have [[chronic liver disease]] | *Persons who have [[chronic liver disease]] | ||
*Persons working with non-human primates, pigs, cows, sheep and goats | *Persons working with non-human primates, pigs, cows, sheep and goats | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [3]
Overview
Risk Factors
Risk factors for infection with hepatitis E virus include:[1]
The following groups of people have increased risk of infection with hepatitis E virus:[1]
- Persons residing in areas where extended community outbreaks exist
- International travelers to regions of the world where HEV is endemic
- Refugees residing in overcrowded temporary camps following catastrophes, especially in:
- Sudan
- Somalia
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Persons who have chronic liver disease
- Persons working with non-human primates, pigs, cows, sheep and goats
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hepatitis E" (PDF).