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==Overview==
Common risk factors in the development of hepatitis e include contamination of water supplies, poor sanitation, ingestion of undercooked meat and shellfish, travel to regions where HEV is [[endemic]], and [[chronic liver disease]]<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref><ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HEV/index.htm }}</ref>.


==Risk Factors==
[[Risk factors]] for [[infection]] with [[hepatitis E virus]] include:<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref><ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HEV/index.htm }}</ref>
*Never having contracted [[HEV]]
*Poor sanitation in large areas of the world
*[[HEV]] shedding in feces
*Contamination of water supplies
*Ingestion of undercooked meat and shellfish
The following groups of people have increased risk of [[infection]] with [[hepatitis E virus]]:<ref name=WHO>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.who.int/csr/disease/hepatitis/HepatitisE_whocdscsredc2001_12.pdf }}</ref><ref name=CDC>{{cite web | title = Hepatitis E | url = http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/HEV/index.htm }}</ref>
*Persons residing in areas where extended community [[outbreaks]] exist
*International travelers to regions of the world where [[HEV]] is [[endemic]]
*Refugees residing in overcrowded temporary camps following catastrophes, especially in:
**Sudan
**Somalia
**Kenya
**Ethiopia
*Persons who have [[chronic liver disease]]
*Persons working with non-human primates, pigs, cows, sheep and goats


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: João André Alves Silva, M.D. [2]

Overview

Common risk factors in the development of hepatitis e include contamination of water supplies, poor sanitation, ingestion of undercooked meat and shellfish, travel to regions where HEV is endemic, and chronic liver disease[1][2].

Risk Factors

Risk factors for infection with hepatitis E virus include:[1][2]

  • Never having contracted HEV
  • Poor sanitation in large areas of the world
  • HEV shedding in feces
  • Contamination of water supplies
  • Ingestion of undercooked meat and shellfish

The following groups of people have increased risk of infection with hepatitis E virus:[1][2]

  • Persons residing in areas where extended community outbreaks exist
  • International travelers to regions of the world where HEV is endemic
  • Refugees residing in overcrowded temporary camps following catastrophes, especially in:
    • Sudan
    • Somalia
    • Kenya
    • Ethiopia
  • Persons who have chronic liver disease
  • Persons working with non-human primates, pigs, cows, sheep and goats

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Hepatitis E" (PDF).
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Hepatitis E".

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