Background: The increased global incidence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infections, warrants accurate and affordable diagnostics across different geographical regions. The soluble and highly conserved HEV open reading frame 2 (ORF2) capsid antigen (HEV-Ag) is detectable in self-limited acute enteric hepatitis by HEV-Ag ELISA which is a promising serological assay in settings where HEV-RNA testing is not feasible. Our aim was to assess the HEV-Ag biomarker in an HEV outbreak in a low income country.
Methods: A prospective single center longitudinal study during HEV outbreaks in the Chittagong, Bangladesh region between October 2018 and October 2019 was conducted based on recruitment of acute jaundice cases with clinical signs and symptoms of suspect HEV infections. Acute HEV infection was defined as a positive test result for anti-HEV IgM antibodies.
Results: Forty four of the 51 enrolled enteric hepatitis cases (86 %) were confirmed HEV by anti-HEV IgM ELISA at day 0 hospital entry. The anti-HEV-IgM and IgG were positive in all patients and did not reveal significant differences; neither between the time points day 0 and follow-up hospitalization on day 2-6 or day 7-10 nor between RNA-positive (n = 36) versus RNAnegative (n = 8) HEV groups. The HEV-Ag positivity was higher in viral RNA-positive (29/36, 81 %) than the viral RNA-negative (1/8, 12 %) group, p < 0.001 and the HEV-Ag levels positively correlated with viremia, r = 0.77, p < 0.0001. All non-HEV cases; n = 7 tested negative anti-HEV IgM and HEV-Ag and 5 of 7 (71 %) tested anti-HAV IgM positive.
Conclusions: The HEV-Ag ELISA is a reliable and practical diagnostic tool in this acute HEV outbreak.
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