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A special risk group for hepatitis E infection: Turkish agricultural workers who use untreated waste water for irrigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2003

A. CEYLAN
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
M. ERTEM
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
E. ILCIN
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
T. OZEKINCI
Affiliation:
Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Abstract

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Untreated waste water usage in agriculture is an important health-threatening issue which could affect both workers' and the public's health. In this study we researched hepatitis E infection in 46 of 57 farmers who used untreated waste water in agriculture. We compared them with 45 persons of the same socio-economic status and age. Anti-HEV seropositivity was 34·8% in the workers and 4·4% in the control group. We suggest that this type of irrigation is an important potential risk for hepatitis E infection.

Type
Research Article
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press