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Hepatitis A and E among immigrants and refugees in Central Brazil

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) among immigrants and refugees in Goiás, Central Brazil. METHODS Overall, 355 individuals were interviewed, and blood samples were tested for anti-HAV and anti-HEV IgG. Anti-HEV-positive samples were ...

Virus de la hepatitis E

Rev. chil. infectol; 39 (4), 2022
Resumen El virus de la hepatitis E (VHE) es uno de los principales agentes etiológicos de hepatitis entérica en el mundo. En países en vía de desarrollo, la seroprevalencia oscila entre 20 y 50% y en países desarrollados entre 4,4 y 21%. Clínicamente los casos de infección por VHE en individuos in...

Detección de anticuerpos anti virus hepatitis E IgG e IgM utilizando un método automatizado: experiencia de un hospital universitario

Rev. chil. infectol; 38 (5), 2021
Resumen La determinación de anticuerpos anti virus hepatitis E (anti-VHE) tiene gran variabilidad dependiendo del ensayo utilizado. En 2015, con un método ELISA manual, publicamos una seroprevalencia de anti-VHE IgG de 32,6% en pacientes con estudio de hepatitis. Existen escasas publicaciones de anti-V...

High genetic diversity of hepatitis E virus in swine in São Paulo State, Brazil

A hepatite E é uma zoonose emergente que afeta diversas espécies de mamíferos, inclusive o ser humano. É ocasionada por um vírus da espécie Orthohepevirus A que possui diversos genótipos e subgenótipos. No Brasil é descrito o genótipo HEV-3, cujo principal reservatório é o porco doméstico. T...

Incidence of hepatitis A and hepatitis E viruses and norovirus and rotavirus in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persian Gulf

Foodborne viruses including hepatitis A virus (HAV), norovirus (NoV), rotavirus (RoV) and hepatitis E virus (HEV) are easily transmitted through contaminated seafoods. The current research was done to assess the incidence of RoV, NoV GI and GII,hAV and hEV in fish and shrimp samples caught from the Persi...

Prevalencia de anticuerpos anti-hepatitis E de tipo IgG evaluados a través de tres ensayos comerciales

Univ. salud; 23 (1), 2021
Resumen Introducción: El virus de la Hepatitis E (HVE) es de ácido ribonucleico desnudo, los genotipos 3 y 4 pueden presentarse como una zoonosis transmitida por agua o alimentos contaminados. En la zona del eje cafetero-Colombia, no se ha descrito la presencia de anticuerpos para este virus en la co...

Hepatitis E virus infection increases the risk of diabetes and severity of liver disease in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: Co-infection with hepatitis A or B viruses may aggravate liver injury in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, few studies have assessed co-infection with hepatitis E virus (HEV) and HCV. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and impact of HEV infection among...

The impact of hepatitis E infection on hepatic fibrosis in liver transplanted patients for hepatitis C infection

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) is an infection known worldwide for its asymptomatic and self-limited course in most cases. Some cases progressing to chronicity have been described in immunosuppressed patients, especially in recipients of solid organ transplants. We evaluated laboratory parameters of HE...

Previous hepatitis E virus infection, cirrhosis and insulin resistance in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Braz. j. infect. dis; 23 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in patients with pre-existing liver disease has shown high morbidity and lethality. The consequences of HEV superinfection in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are not fully understood. This study aimed to evaluate the associat...

Evolutionary study of potentially zoonotic hepatitis E virus genotype 3 from swine in Northeast Brazil

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
Hepatitis E virus (HEV), an emerging virus associated with acute hepatic disease, leads to thousands of deaths worldwide. HEV has already been reported in Brazil; however, there is a lack of epidemiological and molecular information on the genetic variability, taxonomy, and evolution of HEV. It is thus u...