A special risk group for hepatitis E infection: Turkish agricultural workers who use untreated waste water for irrigation

被引：36

作者：

Ceylan, A

Ertem, M ^{[1
]}

Ilcin, E

Ozekinci, T

机构：

[1] Dicle Univ, Sch Med, Dept Publ Hlth, Diyarbakir, Turkey

[2] Dicle Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, Diyarbakir, Turkey

来源：

EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2003年 / 131卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1017/S0950268803008719

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

Untreated waste water usage in agriculture is an important health-threatening issue which could affect both workers' and the public's health. In this study we researched hepatitis E infection in 46 of 57 farmers who used untreated waste water in agriculture. We compared them with 45 persons of the same socio-economic status and age. Anti-HEV seropositivity was 34.8% in the workers and 4.4% in the control group. We suggest that this type of irrigation is an important potential risk for hepatitis E infection.

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页码：753 / 756

页数：4

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