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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Epidemiology of hepatitis e in low- and middle-income countries of Asia and Africa
Seminars in Liver Disease, Volume 33, No. 1, Year 2013
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Description
Hepatitis E is an acute, viral hepatitis primarily transmitted through the fecal-oral route. The first major epidemic of hepatitis E virus (HEV) was reported in 1955 in Delhi, India. Since that time, numerous epidemics have been reported across the low- and middle-income countries in Asia and Africa. Even in the absence of large-scale outbreaks, hepatitis E is an important cause of clinical hepatitis. Serologic studies across Asia and Africa show a high prevalence of anti-HEV antibodies. Interest in hepatitis E has increased over the last two decades. However, there are many unanswered questions about the epidemiology of hepatitis E, including a low clinical illness rate in children and the high case fatality rate in pregnant women. Widespread usage of a hepatitis E vaccine may serve to relieve the burden of HEV disease in low- and middle-income countries in Africa and Asia. Copyright © 2013 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
Kmush, Brittany L.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Wierzba, Thomas F.
South Korea, Seoul
International Vaccine Institute, Seoul
Nelson, Kenrad E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Labrique, Alain Bernard
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Statistics
Citations: 62
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1055/s-0033-1338111
ISSN:
02728087
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Female