Read the following selection then answer the question The

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Read the following selection then answer the question The highest seroprevalence rates number of persons in a population who test positive for hepatitis E are observed in regions where low standards of sanitation increase the risk for transmission of the virus Over 60 of all hepatitis E infections and 65 of all hepatitis E deaths occur in East and South Asia where seroprevalence rates of 25 are common in some age groups In Egypt half the population aged above five years is serologically positive for the hepatitis E virus Source who int mediacentre factsheets fs280 en index html What condition makes hepatitis E infections common in East and South Asia O Seroprevalence rates of 25 are common in some age groups O 60 of all hepatitis E infections and 65 of all hepatitis E deaths occur in East and South Asia Half the population of Egypt is serologically positive for hepatitis E virus Low standards of sanitation are observed in these places 3 32