| prevalence of hepatitis e antibodies in healthy persons in southern italy. | the aim of the study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of hev antibodies in blood donors and in healthy persons in calabria (italy). an age-stratified sample of blood from donors was drawn at a regional transfusion service. sixty persons were enrolled for each of the following age-groups: 18-20, 21-30, 41-50, 51-60, > 60 years, whereas 61 persons were enrolled in the 31-40 age-group. in the oldest age-group 38 subjects were enrolled among healthy subjects attending an outpatient clinic. partici ... | 1998 | 9505177 |
| seroepidemiology of hev and hav in two populations with different socio-economic levels and hygienic/sanitary conditions. | the epidemiological scenarios of hepatitis e virus (hev) and hepatitis a virus (hav) infections have changed in the last few decades, but precise epidemiological data on the prevalence of anti-hev and anti-hav, alone or in combination, in the general population are scanty. we investigated hev and hav seroprevalence comparing two population samples living in northern (abbiategrasso, milan) and southern italy (cittanova, reggio calabria), the latter being characterized by a poorer socio-economic l ... | 2017 | 27785638 |
| serological and molecular investigation of swine hepatitis e virus in pigs raised in southern italy. | hepatitis e virus (hev) infection is a common acute hepatitis transmitted by the fecal-oral route. in developed countries, the virus has a zoonotic potential, and domestic pigs and wild boars are considered main reservoirs. to assess the prevalence of hev-positive animals in the calabria region (southern italy) on a serological and molecular level, a total of 216 autochthonous healthy pigs (apulo-calabrese breed) were sampled. both sera and feces were collected. pigs were grouped based on age: 1 ... | 2015 | 26555536 |