hepatic and biliary disorders
Hepatitis E
Prevention of Hepatitis E
Good personal hygiene and standard universal precautions help prevent fecal-oral transmission of hepatitis E. Boiling water appears to reduce risk of infection. Because person-to-person transmission is rare, isolation of infected patients is not indicated. Avaccine for hepatitis Eis now available in China; it is not available in the US. The vaccine appears to have about 95% efficacy in preventing symptomatic infection in males and is safe. Efficacy in other groups, duration of protection, and efficacy in preventing asymptomatic infection are unknown. 