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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-9-23
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pubmed:abstractText |
An outbreak of an acute sporadic viral hepatitis occurring at three villages in the lower Shebli region of southern Somalia was studied. Sera were examined for antibodies to hepatitis E virus (HEV) antigen by a recently developed enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The prevalence of anti-HEV ranged from 77.8% to 94.0% among the three villages. Anti-HEV prevalence did not differ significantly with age or sex. HEV infections were widely distributed among all age groups, without a preponderance in any specific age category. Overall, 97.6% of afflicted patients who were examined 6-10 days after onset of jaundice developed either IgM or IgG anti-HEV.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jul
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pubmed:issn |
0146-6615
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
40
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
218-21
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Antigens, Viral,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Child,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Child, Preschool,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Disease Outbreaks,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Hepatitis Antibodies,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Hepatitis E,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Hepatitis E virus,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Immunoglobulin G,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Immunoglobulin M,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Recombinant Proteins,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Seroepidemiologic Studies,
pubmed-meshheading:8355020-Somalia
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Serological studies of an enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis in Somalia.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Experimental Biology Research, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois 60064.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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