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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2016

Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus in Iran.

Reza Taherkhani, Fatemeh Farshadpour

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. HEV Infection in Beta-Thalassemia Patients.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  8. Treatment of Hepatitis E.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2023
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  9. First Report of the HEV Seroprevalence and the Risk Factor Assessment in the West Bank, Palestine, during the Period of 2015-2017.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Reza TaherkhaniReza Taherkhani, Fatemeh Farshadpour, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7514633341, Iran.
Fatemeh FarshadpourReza Taherkhani, Fatemeh Farshadpour, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr 7514633341, Iran.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Iran is known as an endemic country for hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection, while there are variations in the epidemiology of HEV infection throughout the country. The available epidemiological studies in different regions of Iran show HEV seroprevalence of 1.1%-14.2% among general population, 4.5% -14.3% among blood donors, 6.1%-22.8% among injecting drug users, 6.3%-28.3% among hemodialysis patients, 1.6%-11.3% among patients infected with other hepatitis viruses, 27.5% among patients with chronic liver disease, 30.8% among kidney transplant recipient patients, and 10%-16.4% among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients. These variations reflect differences in the status of public health and hygiene, risk factors, and routes of transmission in different regions and groups. Therefore, it is necessary to review the epidemiology of HEV infection to determine the most prevalent risk factors and routes of transmission, and to evaluate the effectiveness of preventive strategies employed in the public health services of the country. Moreover, the other epidemiological aspects of HEV, including the genotypic pattern, extra hepatic manifestations, and incidence of chronic infection need to be investigated among Iranian population to expand the current knowledge on the epidemiology of HEV and to clarify the real burden of HEV infection. Therefore, this review was performed to provide a general overview regarding the epidemiology of HEV in Iran.

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CoinfectionDrug UsersHepatitis EHepatitis E virusHumansImmunocompromised HostIranPrevalencePrognosisRenal DialysisRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesSubstance Abuse, IntravenousBlood donorsChronic liver diseaseEpidemiologyGeneral populationHemodialysisHepatitis E virusImmunocompromised patientsInjecting drug usersIranPrevalence

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PMID27298557
PMCPMC4893461

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