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Seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis E virus in two large communities in Havana, Cuba.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg
December 2010
National Reference Laboratory on Viral Hepatitis, Institute of Tropical Medicine 'Pedro Kour' (IPK), Autopista Novia del Mediodía Km 6 ½ e/ Autopista Nacional y Carretera Central, La Lisa. P.O. Box 601, Marianao 13, Havana City, Cuba.
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection is an important cause of acute viral hepatitis in tropical and sub-tropical regions that occurs both as epidemic episodes and sporadic cases. The aim of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of total immunoglobulin (Ig) anti-hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) and the risk factors associated to two communities in Havana City. Serum samples (n=469) obtained from healthy individuals with no history of viral hepatitis were screened for total anti-HEV by enzyme immunoassay (EIA).
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