戊型病毒性肝炎(下称戊型肝炎)即以往称为肠道传播的非甲非乙型肝炎.自1983年Balayan等首次报道戊型肝炎病毒以来,各国学者在不同国家和地区对急性散发性戊型肝炎的流行病学和临床特征展开了调查,由于不同国家和地区自然环境、卫生条件及生活习惯的差异,其流行病学和临床特征也各不相同.我们对杭州市第六人民医院1994年1月～1995年7月收治的134例急性散发型戊型肝炎的流行病学和临床特征进行了观察,报告如下: Hepatitis E virus (hereinafter referred to as Hepatitis E) is what has been referred to as intestinal transmission of non-A, non-A, hepatitis B. Since the first report of hepatitis E virus in 1983 by Balayan et al., Scholars from various countries have studied acute dissemination in different countries and regions Epidemiology and clinical features of hepatitis E have been investigated and the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of different countries and regions vary according to their natural environment, health conditions and living habits. The epidemiological and clinical characteristics of 134 acute hepatitis E patients admitted to the hospital from January 1994 to July 1995 were observed and reported as follows: