Emerging Infectious Disease ISSN: 1080-6059

Seroprevalence of Hepatitis E Virus Infection, Rural Southern People’s Republic of China

Rong-Cheng Li*¹, Sheng-Xiang Ge†¹, Yan-Ping Li*, Ying-Jie Zheng†², Yi Nong*, Qing-Shun Guo†, Jun Zhang†, Mun-Hon Ng†, and Ning-Shao Xia†

Author affiliations: *Guangxi Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, People's Republic of China; †Xiamen University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China

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Age specific anti–hepatitis E virus (HEV) seropositive rates in a study population. Age-specific IgG anti-HEV seropositive rates for (A) both sexes or (B) either sex separately (black triangle for male study participant, open triangle for female) were determined for every 5 years from 0 to 69 years of age and for older participants, using samples taken in 2003 from 7,284 persons.

Figure 1. Age specific anti–hepatitis E virus (HEV) seropositive rates in a study population. Age-specific IgG anti-HEV seropositive rates for (A) both sexes or (B) either sex separately (black triangle for male study participant, open triangle for female) were determined for every 5 years from 0 to 69 years of age and for older participants, using samples taken in 2003 from 7,284 persons.

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¹Dr. Rong-Cheng Li and Dr. Sheng-Xiang Ge contributed equally to this paper.

²Current affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.

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