Hepatitis E in Israel: A nation-wide retrospective study

Table 4 Summary of the published case reports of acute hepatitis E virus in Israeli patients

Ref.	Year of follow-up	No. of patients	Travel related/autochthonous	Diagnosis
Schwartz et al[20]	1992-1998	5	Travel related (all cases acquired in the Indian subcontinent)	Serology tests (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, United States)
Lachish et al[21]	1997-2012	19	Travel related (84% acquired in the Indian subcontinent)	Molecular or Serology (IgM/IgG) tests (EIA, Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL, United States)
Mechnik et al[19]	2001	1	Autochthonous	Molecular test (HEV-RNA pos. in serum sample)

HEV: Hepatitis E virus.