TY - JOUR AU - Faber, Mirko AU - Wenzel, Jürgen AU - Jilg, Wolfgang AU - Thamm, Michael AU - Höhle, Michael AU - Stark, Klaus T1 - Hepatitis E Virus Seroprevalence among Adults, Germany T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2012 VL - 18 IS - 10 SP - 1654 SN - 1080-6059 AB - 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. KW - Hepatitis E virus KW - cross-sectional study KW - seroprevalence KW - Germany KW - viruses KW - hepatitis KW - HEV KW - hepatitis E KW - adults DO - 10.3201/eid1810.111756 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/10/11-1756_article ER - End of Reference