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. 2017 Feb;23(2):276-279.
doi: 10.3201/2302.161095.

Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses in China, 1990-2014

Xiang Ren, Peng Wu, Liping Wang, Mengjie Geng, Lingjia Zeng, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia, Shengjie Lai, Harry R Dalton, Benjamin J Cowling, Hongjie Yu

Changing Epidemiology of Hepatitis A and Hepatitis E Viruses in China, 1990-2014

Xiang Ren et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Feb.

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  • Correction: Vol. 23, No. 2.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Emerg Infect Dis. 2017 Mar;23(3):560. doi: 10.3201/eid2303.C22303. Emerg Infect Dis. 2017. PMID: 31305617 Free PMC article.

Abstract

We compared the epidemiology of hepatitis A and hepatitis E cases in China from 1990-2014 to better inform policy and prevention efforts. The incidence of hepatitis A cases declined dramatically, while hepatitis E incidence increased. During 2004-2014, hepatitis E mortality rates surpassed those of hepatitis A.

Keywords: China; epidemiology; hepatitis A; hepatitis E; vaccination; vaccine; viruses.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Annual incidence (solid lines) and mortality rates (dashed lines) of notified hepatitis A (blue) and E (red) cases in China, 1990-2014. The inset shows an enlarged view of rates during 2009–2014. EPI, Expanded Program on Immunization; VCP, virus-like particle.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Age distribution of patients with reported cases of A) hepatitis A (blue, male patients; green, female patients) and B) hepatitis E (red, male patients; purple, female patients) in China for 1990–1999, 2000–2009, and 2010–2014. Incidence and mortality rates were calculated in 10-year age groups for the 3 periods. For each color, the darker shade represents incidence and the lighter shade represents mortality rate.
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