Hepatitis E virus is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Gabon, central Africa, with different patterns between rural and urban areas
| Autor: | Caron Mélanie, Kazanji Mirdad |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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| Zdroj: | Virology Journal, Vol 5, Iss 1, p 158 (2008) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1743-422X 82430977 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1743-422X-5-158 |
| Popis: | Abstract Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is highly endemic in several African countries with high mortality rate among pregnant women. Nothing is known about the circulation of this virus in central Africa. We evaluated therefore the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG in samples collected from pregnant women living in the five main cities of Gabon, central Africa. We found that 14.1% (119/840) of pregnant women had anti-HEV IgG. The prevalence differed between regions and between age groups. In 391 newly collected samples from the region where the highest prevalence was found, a significant difference (p < 0.05) in seroprevalence was found between rural (6.4%) and urban (13.5%) areas. These data provide evidence of a high prevalence of HEV in Gabon, providing indirect evidence of past contact with this virus. |
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