Epidemiology of acute hepatitis E in Singapore.

Objectives: We undertook an epidemiological review to determine the trend and characteristics of acute hepatitis E in Singapore over the last 12 years.

Methods: We analysed the epidemiological records of all laboratory-confirmed cases of acute hepatitis E maintained at the Communicable Diseases Division, Ministry of Health, from 2000 to 2011.

Results: A total of 540 laboratory-confirmed cases of acute hepatitis E was reported with more than half imported, mainly from India and Bangladesh.