Volume 18, Number 12—December 2012
Dispatch
Hepatitis E Virus Outbreak in Monkey Facility, Japan
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Juri Suzuki, Atsushi Matsuda, Takafumi Ishida, Yasushi Ami, Yuriko Suzaki, Isao Adachi, Takaji Wakita, Naokazu Takeda, and Tian-Cheng Li
Table 2
Prevalence of IgM against hepatitis E virus in serum samples from animal handlers at monkey facility, Japan, 2007–2009*
| Year | No. positive/no. tested (%) |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 2/29 (6.9) |
| 2008 | 3/31 (9.7) |
| 2009 | 4/34 (11.8) |
*All samples were negative for IgG against hepatitis E virus and for virus RNA.
