id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-277159-klhmed21 Bassal, R. Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in dromedary camels, Bedouins, Muslim Arabs and Jews in Israel, 2009–2017 2019-02-22 .txt text/plain 2841 142 51 Human HEV infection, investigated using seroprevalence studies, was found to be more prevalent in older ages [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] , lower socio-economic status [21] , poorer residence areas [9, [14] [15] , among sheltered homeless adults [22] or uneducated people [14] , specific nationalities (for example, higher in mixed race donors and ethnic groups within China [12, 15] , or in immigrants from Afghanistan [14] ), drinking water from wells or rivers [15] , consumption of meat products [7, 15, 17, 23] especially pork [24, 25] and following blood transfusions [1] . This study aimed to assess HEV seroprevalence in camels (dromedary), in Bedouins living in the southern part of Israel in the vicinity of camels, in non-Bedouins Arabs (Muslims living in northern and central Israel) and in Israeli-born Jews and to assess the factors associated with anti-HEV seropositivity. ./cache/cord-277159-klhmed21.txt ./txt/cord-277159-klhmed21.txt