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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] Jolanta Marszalek, M.D. [3]

Risk Factors

Risk factors for infection with hepatitis E virus include:

• Never having contracted HEV
• Poor sanitation in large areas of the world
• HEV shedding in faces

The following groups of people have increased risk of infection with hepatitis E virus:

• 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