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Hepatitis E Outbreak Among Cruise Ship Passengers

Overall, 4% of passengers returning from a 3-month world cruise tested positive for recent HEV infection; one third of these individuals had symptomatic hepatitis.

Mary E. Wilson, MD

Published in Journal Watch Infectious Diseases November 4, 2009

Covering Emerg Infect Dis 2009 Nov; 15:1738

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  • Physiology…IgG
  • Medicine…Hepatitis E
  • Medicine…Hepatitis

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