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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2019; 11(1): 37-49
Published online Jan 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i1.37
Hepatitis in slaughterhouse workers
Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Umar Kamal, Jasbir Makker, Sara Azam, Usman Ali Pirzada, Vaniza Mehak, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel
Hassan Tariq, Muhammad Umar Kamal, Jasbir Makker, Sara Azam, Usman Ali Pirzada, Vaniza Mehak, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel, Department of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States
Hassan Tariq, Jasbir Makker, Kishore Kumar, Harish Patel, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, Bronx, NY 10457, United States
Author contributions: Tariq H contributed to the concept and design, drafting of the manuscript; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Kamal MU contributed to the concept and design, drafting of the manuscript; revision of the manuscript; Makker J contributed to the critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, and the manuscript supervision; Azam S, Pirzada UA, Mehak V contributed to the drafting of the manuscript; Kumar K Critical contributed to the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; Patel H contributed to the concept and design, drafting of the manuscript; critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content, and the manuscript supervision.
Conflict-of-interest statement: None of authors listed above have any conflicts to interest to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Muhammad Umar Kamal, MD, Doctor, Department of Medicine, BronxCare Health System, 1650 Selwyn Ave, Suite #10C, Bronx, NY 10457, United States. muhammadumarkamal@gmail.com
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Received: September 27, 2018
Peer-review started: September 27, 2018
First decision: October 16, 2018
Revised: November 14, 2018
Accepted: December 31, 2018
Article in press: January 1, 2019
Published online: January 27, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: Butchers and other personnel of slaughterhouse belong to a high-risk occupation and are at increased risk of transmissible diseases. This group of patients presenting to the healthcare providers with hepatitis require extensive work up to find the causative agent. In this review article, we have searched a list of organisms associated with hepatitis in slaughterhouse workers. We have also proposed an algorithm for the evaluation and management of hepatitis in these workers. It is critical to work up hepatitis in these infective patients because they might be a source of transmissible diseases to their colleagues, family members and consumers.