Exposer rate of hepatitis E (IgG) in a selected population of children and adults in Karachi

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 352-354

  Qureshi, Huma ^a   Shahid, Anjum ^a   Mujeeb, S A ^b  

^a PMRC Research Centre   (Pakistan)

^b JINNAH POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL CENTRE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PAKISTAN;

EID: 0034293381     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Wong DC, Purcell RH, Sreenvisan MA. et al. Epidemic and endemic hepatitis in India: evidence for a non A non B hepatitis virus etiology. Lancet, 1980; 2: 876-9.
2. Khuroo MA. Hepatitis E. Enterically transmitted non-A non-B hepatitis. Indian J. Gastroenterol., 1991; 8: 96-100.
3. Naik SR, Aggarwal R, Salunke PN, et al. A large waterbrone viral hepatitis E epidemic in Kanpur, India. Bull. WHO., 1992; 70: 597-604.
4. Kane MA, Bradley DW, Shrestha SM, et al. Epidemic non A non B hepatitis in Nepal. Recovery of a possible etiological agent and transmission studies in marmosets. JAMA., 1984; 252: 3140-42.
5. Shwe S, Soe MM. Epidemiplogical criteria as indication of non A non B hepatitis in a community (letter). Lancet, 1985; 2: 828.
6. Belabbes EH, Bouguermouth A, Ahamed BA, et al. Epidemic non A non B viral hepatitis in Algeria; strong evidence for its spreading by water. J. Med. Virol., 1985;16:257-8.
7. Balayan MS, Andjaparidze AG, Savinskaya SS, et al. Evidence of a virus in non Anon B hepatitis transmitted via the fecaloral route. Intervirology, 1983; 20 23.
8. Smego RA, Klialiq AA. Epidemic non A non B hepatitis in urban Karachi, Pakistan. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 1988; 38: 628-32.
9. Iqbal M, Ahmed A, Qamar A, et al. An outbreak of enterically transmitted non A non B hepatitis in Pakistan. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 1988; 40: 438-43.
10. Malik IA, Qureshi MS, Luqman M, et al. Epidemic non A non B hepatitis in Pakistan. Trop. Doct., 1988; 18: 99-101.
11. Quaraishi MS, Manzoor A, Rashid H, et al. Hepatitis non A non B: report of a water-borne out break. J Pak Med Assoc. 1988; 38: 203-5.
12. Ahamed M, Quraishi MS, Mushtaq S, et al. Acute sporadic hepatitis non A non B, clinical features and biochemical profile. J. Pak. Med. Assoc. 1989; 39: 307-9.
13. Khan R. A study of non A non B hepatitis with specific reference to hepatitis E. Pak. J. Health, 1993; 30: 37-42.
14. Rab MA, Bile MK, Mubarak MM, et al. Water-brone hepatitis E virus epidemic in Islamabad, Pakistan: A common source of outbreak traced to the malfunction of a modern water treatment plant. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 1997; 57: 151-57.
15. Khuroo MS, Kamili S, Dar MY, et al. Hepatitis E and long term antibody status. Lancet, 1993; 341: 1355.
16. Dowson GJ, Chau KH, Cabal CM, et al. Solid phase enzyme linked immunsorbent assay for hepatitis. E virus IgG and IgM antibodies utilising recombinant antigens and peptides. J. Virol. Methods., 1992; 38: 175-86.
17. Dowson G, Paul S, Geutierrez T, et al. Viral hepatitis and liver diseases. 1994, pp. 371-4.
18. Longer CF, Shreshtha MP, Mac Arthy PO. Epidemiology of hepatitis E virus (HEV). a cohort study in Khatmandu, Nepal. In: Viral hepatitis and liver disease.(eds) Nishioka K, Suzuki H, Mishiro S, Oda Tokyo. Springer-Verlag; 1994.
19. Zhuang H. Epidemiology of Hepatitis E in China In: Hepatitis E virus epidemology to candidate vaccine (eds) Tandon BN, Acharya SK. London a tropical gastroenterology publication 1995, p 23.
20. Lee SD, Wang YJ, Lu RH et al. Seroprevalance of antibody to hepatitis E virus amongst Chinese subjects in Taiwan. Hepatology, 1993; 19: 866-70.
21. Kenneth C, Hyams MA, Purdy MK et al. Acute sporadic hepatitis E in Sudanese children: analysis based on new Western blot assay. J. Infect Dis., 1992; 165: 1001-5.
22. Tandon B.N, Acharya SK. Hepatitis E virus - Epidemiology to candidate vaccine London. A tropical gastroenterology publication. 1995.
23. Tucker TJ, Kirsch RE, Louw M, et al. Epidemiology of hepatitis E in South Africa. In Hepatitis E virus epidemology to candidate vaccine (eds) Tandon BN, Acharya SK. London, A tropical gastroenterology publication 1995 p 33.
24. Loc A, Kwan WK, Moeckil RR, et al. Sero epidemiology survey of hepatitis E in Hong Kong by recombiant based enzyme immimossays. Lancet, 1992; 340: 1205-8.
25. Bryan JP, Tsarev SA, Iqbal M, et al. Epidemic hepatitis E in Pakistan: Pattern of serologic response and evidence that antibody to hepatitis E protects against disease. J. Infect. Dis. 1994; 17: 517-21.
26. Khuroo MS, Rustgi VK, Dowson GJ, et al. Spectrum of hepatitis E virus infection in India. J. Med. Virol., 1994; 43: 281-6.
27. Malik IA, Legters LJ, Luqman M, et al. The serological markers of hepatitis A and B in healthy population in Northern Pakistan. J Pak. Med. Assoc, 1988; 38: 69-72.
28. Lodi TZ, Zuberi SJ. Cost effective approach for serological diagnosis of hepatitis. J. Pak. Med. Assoc, 1988; 38: 199.
29. Khuroo MS, Tali MR, Skidmore S, et al. Incidence and severity of viral hepatitis in pregnancy. Am. J. Med., 1981; 70: 252-55.
30. Sreenivasan MA, Banerjee K, Pandya PG, et al. Epidemiology investigations of an out break of infectious hepatitis in Ahmadabad city during 1975-76. Indian. J. Med. Res., 1978; 67 197-206.
31. Tandon BN, Joshi YK, Jan SK, et al. An epidemic of non A non B hepatitis in north India. Indian J. Med. Res., 1982; 75: 739-44.
32. Vishwanathan R. Infectious hepatitis in Delhi (1955-56): A critical study; epidemiology. Indian J. Med. Res., 1957; 45: 1-30.
33. Sergeev NW, Paktoris EA, Ananev VA. General characteristics of Botkin's disease occuring in Kirgiz Republic of USSR in 1955-56. Soviet Healthcare Kirgizii 1957; 5: 16-23.
34. Myint H, Soe MM, Khin T, et al. A clinical and epidemiological study of an epidemic of nonA nonB hepatitis in Rangoon. Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg., 1985; 34: 1183-89.
35. Krawczynski K. Hepatitis E. Hepatology, 1993; 17: 932-41.
36. Zhuang H, Cao XY, Liu CB, et al. Enterically transmitted non A non D hepatitis in China. In Shikata T, Purcell RH, Uchida T (eds). Viral hepatitis CDE. Amsterdam, Elsievier Science Publishers, 1991, pp. 277-85.
37. Hamid SS, Jafri SM, Khan H, et al. Fulminant hepatic failure in pregnant women: acute fatty liver or acute viral hepatitis? J. Hepatol., 1996; 25: 20-7.
38. Khurro MS. Hepatitis E: The enterically transmitted non A non B hepatitis. Indian. J. Gastroenterol, 1991; 10: 96-100.