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Continuous decline of hepatitis E virus seroprevalence in southern Germany despite increasing notifications, 2003–2015

Hannah MahrtInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and HygieneUniversity Medical Center Regensburg93053RegensburgGermany

Mathias SchemmererInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and HygieneUniversity Medical Center Regensburg93053RegensburgGermany

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3782-8226

Gundula BehrensDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive MedicineUniversity of Regensburg93053RegensburgGermany

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-6491

Michael LeitzmannDepartment of Epidemiology and Preventive MedicineUniversity of Regensburg93053RegensburgGermany

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0371-2789

Wolfgang JilgInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and HygieneUniversity Medical Center Regensburg93053RegensburgGermany

Jürgen J. WenzelInstitute of Clinical Microbiology and HygieneUniversity Medical Center Regensburg93053RegensburgGermanyCorrespondence[email protected]

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8422-6581

Pages 1-8 | Received 27 Mar 2018, Accepted 03 Jul 2018, Published online: 25 Jul 2018

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