## Abstract The presence of hepatitis E virusโspecific antibodies (antiโHEV) was determined in selected Australian groups. AntiโHEV was detected initially using a recombinant antigenโbased enzyme immunoassay (EIA). It was found that 1 of 279 (0.4%) blood donors, 14 of 182 (7.7%) Indochinese refugee
Seroepidemiological study of hepatitis E virus in different population groups
โ Scribed by M. C. Bernal; A. Leyva; F. Garcia; I. Galan; G. Piedrola; H. Heyermann; M. C. Maroto
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 445 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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