Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020

Hepatitis E virus is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis. We analyzed reports of hepatitis E outbreaks among forcibly displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010–2020. Twelve independent outbreaks occurred, and >30,000 cases were reported. Transmission was attributed to poor sanit...

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Autores principales: Desai, Angel N., Mohareb, Amir M., Elkarsany, Mubarak Mustafa, Desalegn, Hailemichael, Madoff, Lawrence C., Lassmann, Britta
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022
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Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045430/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35447070
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2805.212546
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author Desai, Angel N.
Mohareb, Amir M.
Elkarsany, Mubarak Mustafa
Desalegn, Hailemichael
Madoff, Lawrence C.
Lassmann, Britta
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description Hepatitis E virus is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis. We analyzed reports of hepatitis E outbreaks among forcibly displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010–2020. Twelve independent outbreaks occurred, and >30,000 cases were reported. Transmission was attributed to poor sanitation and overcrowding.
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spelling pubmed-90454302022-05-07 Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020 Desai, Angel N. Mohareb, Amir M. Elkarsany, Mubarak Mustafa Desalegn, Hailemichael Madoff, Lawrence C. Lassmann, Britta Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Hepatitis E virus is a common cause of acute viral hepatitis. We analyzed reports of hepatitis E outbreaks among forcibly displaced populations in sub-Saharan Africa during 2010–2020. Twelve independent outbreaks occurred, and >30,000 cases were reported. Transmission was attributed to poor sanitation and overcrowding. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2022-05 /pmc/articles/PMC9045430/ /pubmed/35447070 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2805.212546 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Emerging Infectious Diseases is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Desai, Angel N.
Mohareb, Amir M.
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Desalegn, Hailemichael
Madoff, Lawrence C.
Lassmann, Britta
Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title_full Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title_fullStr Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title_full_unstemmed Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title_short Viral Hepatitis E Outbreaks in Refugees and Internally Displaced Populations, sub-Saharan Africa, 2010–2020
title_sort viral hepatitis e outbreaks in refugees and internally displaced populations, sub-saharan africa, 2010–2020
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9045430/
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