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- Title
Using data linkage to improve surveillance methods for acute hepatitis E infections in England and Wales 2010-2016.
- Authors
OESER, C.; SAID, B.; WARBURTON, F.; IJAZ, S.; TEDDER, R.; MORGAN, D.
- Abstract
Indigenous, foodborne transmission of hepatitis E has been increasing across industrialised countries. Public Health England has conducted enhanced surveillance in England and Wales since 2003.This report gives an account of acute infections from 2010 to 2016 and describes modification made to the methods of surveillance to account for changes in reporting behaviours and improve ascertainment.
- Subjects
PUBLIC health; HEPATITIS E virus; MEDICAL technology; COMMUNICABLE diseases; POLYMERASE chain reaction
- Publication
Epidemiology & Infection, 2017, Vol 145, Issue 14, p2886
- ISSN
0950-2688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0950268817002047