Laboratory Testing for Hepatitis A and E

Hepatitis E Epidemiology

September 2008

Hepatitis E is transmitted in the same way as Hepatitis A – through contaminated water or food and from person-to-person, though the person-to-person is quite rare through fecal-to-oral transmission. As indicated in the previous geographical distribution slide, the transmission is mainly in developing countries and acquired in travelers to developing countries. Hepatitis E is rarely found endemic in developed countries. There are also no carrier state sequelae similar to the situation in Hepatitis A.

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• Introduction
• Patient Case
• Geographic Distribution of Hepatitis A Virus Infection
• Hepatitis A Epidemiology
• Hepatitis A Virus Infection Typical Serologic Course
• Hepatitis A Diagnosis
• Assay Methods for HAV Serologic Markers
• Patient Case
• Interpretation of HAV Serologic Marker Test Results
• Patient Case
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Year
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Age
• Trends in Epidemiologic Characteristics
• Incidence of Acute Hepatitis A by Race/Ethnicity
• Geographic Distribution of Hepatitis E
• Hepatitis E Epidemiology
• Hepatitis E Virus Infection
• Hepatitis E Diagnosis
• Summary Hepatitis A
• Summary Hepatitis E
• Questions?
• Disclosure