Robert Koch Institute, Berlin, Germany.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2012 Oct;18(10):1654-7. doi: 10.3201/eid1810.111756.
We assessed hepatitis E virus (HEV) antibody seroprevalence in a sample of the adult population in Germany. Overall HEV IgG prevalence was 16.8% (95% CI 15.6%-17.9%) and increased with age, leveling off at >60 years of age. HEV is endemic in Germany, and the lifetime risk for exposure is high.
我们评估了德国成年人样本中的戊型肝炎病毒(HEV)抗体血清流行率。总体 HEV IgG 流行率为 16.8%(95%CI 15.6%-17.9%),并随年龄增长而增加,在>60 岁时趋于平稳。HEV 在德国流行,一生中接触的风险很高。