Prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in children in the northeast of Spain

Clin Vaccine Immunol. 2008 Apr;15(4):732-4. doi: 10.1128/CVI.00014-08. Epub 2008 Mar 5.

Abstract

The prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) antibodies was studied with a representative sample of 1,249 healthy children aged between 6 and 15 years. IgG anti-HEV antibodies were detected in 57 (4.6%) of the 1,249 samples analyzed, suggesting that some children are exposed to HEV in early childhood.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Demography
  • Female
  • Hepatitis Antibodies / immunology
  • Hepatitis E / epidemiology*
  • Hepatitis E / immunology
  • Hepatitis E / virology
  • Hepatitis E virus / immunology
  • Hepatitis E virus / isolation & purification*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Male
  • Prevalence
  • Spain / epidemiology

Substances

  • Hepatitis Antibodies
  • Immunoglobulin G