Document ID (ISN) | 103318 |
CIS number |
04-469 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
Year |
2003 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Vaidya S.R., Tilekar B.N., Walimbe A.M., Arankalle V.A. |
Title |
Increased risk of hepatitis E in sewage workers from India |
Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2003, Vol.45, No.11, p.1167-1170. 20 ref. |
Abstract |
Considering faeco-oral transmission of hepatitis E virus (HEV), the risk of infection was assessed among sewage workers. The study involved 147 sewage workers and age-matched controls without exposure to sewage. IgG-anti-HEV positivity in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was significantly higher among sewage workers (56.5%) than among controls (19%). Furthermore, a significant rise in anti-HEV positivity was observed among sewage workers working for over five years. Multivariate regression analysis identified contact with sewage as the independent variable associated with anti-HEV positivity. Strict adherence to good working practices must take the top priority for the protection of these workers from sewage pathogens. |
Descriptors (primary) |
India; infectious hepatitis; sewage treatment; risk factors; biological hazards |
Descriptors (secondary) |
immunoglobulins; length of service; case-control study; statistical evaluation; personal protective equipment; safe working methods; length of exposure; experimental pathology |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | India |
Subject(s) |
Commerce, services, offices
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Broad subject area(s) |
Biological hazards
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Browse category(ies) |
Liver diseases Biological hazards Bacterial and parasitic diseases Viral diseases (other than aids)
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