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ชื่อเรื่อง: The prevalence of anti-hepatitis E in occupational risk groups.
ผู้แต่ง: Pourpongporn P.
Samransurp K.
Rojanasang P.
Wiwattanakul S.
Srisurapanon S.
Keywords: hepatitis antibody
adolescent
adult
agriculture
animal
article
blood
epidemiology
female
hepatitis E
human
immunology
male
middle aged
occupational disease
occupational exposure
poverty
prevalence
risk factor
statistics
swine
Thailand
zoonosis
Adolescent
Adult
Agriculture
Animals
Female
Hepatitis Antibodies
Hepatitis E
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases
Occupational Exposure
Poverty
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Swine
Thailand
Young Adult
Zoonoses
วันที่เผยแพร่: 2009
บทคัดย่อ: The seroprevalence of anti-hepatitis E virus (HEV) IgG was investigated by using ELISA commercial anti HEV test kit in 408 healthy adults who lived in central part of Thailand, 168 of which were swine workers, 102 were poultry farmers and 138 were government officers. The overall rate of seroprevalence of IgG anti-HEV was 23.3 % (range 16.7-27.9%). The prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies in government officers was 16.7 % and in subjects from swine workers and poultry farmers who worked in farms for more than 2 years were 27.9 % and 24.5%, respectively. Although there was no difference in anti-HEV prevalence according to three job categories (p = 0.06) and to age groups (p = 0.4), but seroreactivity of anti-HEV in swine and poultry farmers were statistically significantly higher than those in officers (p < 0.01). From this preliminary study, HEV is supposed to be circulating in the central area of Thailand. It appeared that the probability of exposure and reinfection to HEV are higher in farmers than that in government officers. Poor environmental conditions in farms, occupation and low socioeconomic status might be risk factors in HEV infection.
URI: https://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/15443
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ISSN: 1252208
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