High prevalence of hepatitis E antibodies in pregnant Egyptian women

The epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV), an enterically-transmitted cause of acute viral hepatitis (AVH), is not fully understood. During outbreaks on the Indian subcontinent and elsewhere, HEV causes severe AVH with mortality rates around 20% during pregnancy. In Egypt, where prevalence of HEV...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Jg. 100; H. 2; S. 95
Hauptverfasser:	Stoszek, Sonia K, Abdel-Hamid, Mohamed, Saleh, Doa'a A, El Kafrawy, Sherif, Narooz, Shaker, Hawash, Yousry, Shebl, Fatma M, El Daly, Mai, Said, Ahmed, Kassem, Enas, Mikhail, Nabiel, Engle, Ronald E, Sayed, Mohamed, Sharaf, Soraya, Fix, Alan D, Emerson, Suzanne U, Purcell, Robert H, Strickland, G Thomas
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	England 01.02.2006
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Egypt Female Hepatitis Antibodies - blood Hepatitis E virus - immunology Humans Middle Aged Pregnancy - immunology Prevalence Risk Factors Rural Health Egypt
ISSN:	0035-9203
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