| Literature DB >> 8228927 |
K H Chau1, G J Dawson, K M Bile, L O Magnius, M H Sjogren, I K Mushahwar.
Abstract
A newly developed assay for IgA class antibody to hepatitis E virus (IgA anti-HEV) was used to study 145 serum samples collected during an outbreak of an enterically transmitted hepatitis that occurred in 3 villages in the lower Shebeli region of Southern Somalia between January, 1988 and November, 1989. A total of 52.4% of the afflicted patients were found positive for IgA anti-HEV, and 73.1% of these were also positive for IgM. Both antibodies disappeared during the convalescence period. Similar results were also seen in serum obtained from sporadic cases of acute waterborne hepatitis in Pakistan.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8228927 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890400414
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Med Virol ISSN: 0146-6615 Impact factor: 2.327