Hepatitis E virus infection is highly prevalent among pregnant women in Accra, Ghana

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is highly endemic in several African countries with high mortality rate among pregnant women. The prevalence of antibodies to HEV in Ghana is not known. Therefore we evaluated the prevalence of anti-HEV IgG an...

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Main Authors: Mingle Julius AA, Obed Samuel, Adu-Gyamfi Clement, Aviyase John T, Tettey Yao, Adjei Andrew A, Ayeh-Kumi Patrick F, Adiku Theophilus K
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/6/1/108