Hepatitis E virus seroepidemiology and its change during 1 year in primary school students in Ankara,Turkey |
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| Authors: | I. Maral I.I. Budakoglu M.N. Ceyhan A. Atak M.A. Bumin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Departments of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey;2. Departments of Medical Education, Ankara, Turkey;3. Departments of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | The Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is widespread throughout the world. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the time-related change of antibody levels against Hepatitis E in primary school children. In this cross sectional study, the samples of 515 students were examined at two times. The mean age of the students was 7(6-13) years. The seroprevalences of anti-HEV were 1.7% and 2.1% at the first and second visits respectively. There was no statistically significant differences between anti-HEV seropositivity and the parents' education and employment status (p >0.05). This serosurvey shows that there is not a high prevalence of enterically transmitted viral hepatitis in Ankara, Turkey, which is a situation similar to developed countries. |
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| Keywords: | Hepatitis E school children seroepidemiology seroprevalence Turkey |
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