epidemic hepatitis


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epidemic hepatitis

[¦ep·ə¦dem·ik ‚hep·ə′tīd·əs]
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Epidemic hepatitis E in Pakistan: Patterns of serologic response and evidence that antibody to hepatitis E virus protects against disease.
Hepatitis E virus: seroprevalence and associated factors in acute viral hepatitis during pregnancy
Hepatitis E, previously known as enterically transmitted, enteric, or epidemic hepatitis,12 is a worldwide public health problem.
Anti Hepatitis E virus seropositivity in a group of male blood donors in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
(5) Since HEV was thought to cause the majority of epidemic hepatitis and acute, sporadic hepatitis in developing countries, (6) the finding of a non-Burmese or Mexican strain presented new significance for this virus in the United States.
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