High seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus in the Free State province of South Africa

The seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in South Africa is limited. We investigated anti-HEV IgM and IgG, in residual hepatitis A, B, and C negative serology specimens, at our public sector Free State (FS) laboratory. Of 299 specimens (01 May–31 October 2020), 182/299 (60.9%) had anti-HEV Ig...

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Main Authors: Sindiswa S. Maphumulo, Dominique Goedhals, Cornel van Rooyen, Sabeehah Vawda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2024-03-01
Series:Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://sajid.co.za/index.php/sajid/article/view/577