Hepatitis E Virus among Persons Who Inject Drugs, San Diego, California, USA, 2009–2010

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Mahajan, Reena ; Collier, Melissa G. ; Kamili, Saleem ; Drobeniuc, Jan ; Cuevas-Mota, Jazmine ; Garfein, Richard S. ; Teshale, Eyasu
• Description:
  Data about prevalence of hepatitis E virus infection in persons who inject drugs are limited. Among 18-40-year-old persons who inject drugs in California, USA, prevalence of antibodies against hepatitis E virus was 2.7%. This prevalence was associated with age but not with homelessness, incarceration, or high-risk sexual behavior.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antibodies, Viral Dispatch Female Hepatitis E Humans Immunoglobulin G Male Prevalence Seroepidemiologic Studies Substance Abuse, Intravenous

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 19(10):1664-1666.
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  San Diego, CA
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  19
• Issue:
  10
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:44bb62daa73e7cf3218885df431700199d6faff32c32bce143ae5932cdee8cc5
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20947/cdc_20947_DS1.pdf
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