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

Ceylan, AErtem, MIlcin, EOzekinci, T2024-04-242024-04-2420030950-2688https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268803008719https://hdl.handle.net/11468/16385Untreated 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.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess[No Keyword]A special risk group for hepatitis E infection: Turkish agricultural workers who use untreated waste water for irrigationA special risk group for hepatitis E infection: Turkish agricultural workers who use untreated waste water for irrigationArticle1311753756WOS:0001850061000222-s2.0-00428563211294837610.1017/S0950268803008719Q2Q2