A Cross-Sectional Study of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Healthy People Directly Exposed and Unexposed to Pigs in a Rural Community in Northern Thailand

• Main Authors: Hinjoy S., Nelson K.E., Gibbons R.V., Jarman R.G., Mongkolsirichaikul D., Smithsuwan P., Fernandez S., Labrique A.B., Patchanee P.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84888132912&partnerID=40&md5=f865d86424bef909460780aae03a79ab; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/7560
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Summary: A cross-sectional study of the association between occupational pig exposure and hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in adult pig farmers and the general population who were not directly exposed to pigs was conducted in Nan Province, Thailand, from November 2010 to April 2011. All participant...