Hepatitis E Virus Infections among Patients with Acute Febrile Jaundice in Burkina Faso

Hepatitis E Virus Infections among Patients with Acute Febrile Jaundice in Burkina Faso

Hepatitis E virus infection is a significant public health problem in many parts of the world including Africa. We tested serum samples from 900 patients in Burkina Faso presenting with febrile icterus. They all tested negative for yellow fever, but those from 23/900 (2.6%) patients contained marker...

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Main Authors: Chloé Dimeglio, Dramane Kania, Judith Mbombi Mantono, Thérèse Kagoné, Sylvie Zida, Souleymane Tassembedo, Amadou Dicko, Bachirou Tinto, Seydou Yaro, Hervé Hien, Jérémi Rouamba, Brice Bicaba, Isaïe Medah, Nicolas Meda, Oumar Traoré, Edouard Tuaillon, Florence Abravanel, Jacques Izopet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-06-01
Series:Viruses
Subjects:
Burkina Faso
hepatitis E virus
epidemiology
risk factors
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/6/554

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