Evidence of autochthonous hepatitis E in a Portuguese pediatric cohort, 1992-1995

J. R. Mesquita; J. Abreu-Silva; J. C. Sousa; A. Aguiar; M. S. J. Nascimento

doi:10.1002/jmv.24414

Evidence of autochthonous hepatitis E in a Portuguese pediatric cohort, 1992-1995

J. R. Mesquita, J. Abreu-Silva, J. C. Sousa, A. Aguiar, M. S. J. Nascimento^*

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Despite the growing importance of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in industrialized countries, minimal attention has been given to autochthonous HEV infection in children. The present study screened archived sera (N=71) from a Portuguese pediatric cohort collected in 1992-1995 for the presence of antibodies against HEV, using enzyme immunoassays and immunodot. Anti-HEV IgG was detected in two children and anti-HEV IgM in one, suggesting an acute HEV infection. This shows that HEV was circulating in the paediatric population of Portugal in the early 1990s.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	919-921
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Virology
Volume	88
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.24414
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Archived sera
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Children
Hepatitis E

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