Browsing Biomedical Sciences by Subject "HEV"

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    • Hepatitis E Viruses : Emerging and Transboundary Animal Viruses 

      Kumar, Harsh; Kamar, Nassim; Nasrallah, Gheyath K.; Kumar, Dinesh ( Springer , 2020 , Book chapter)
      Hepatitis E virus (HEV), member of genus Orthohepevirus in the family Hepeviridae, is the leading cause of hepatitis E. More than 20 million cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection have been reported globally, out of ...

    • Laboratory challenges in the diagnosis of hepatitis E virus. 

      Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Majdalawieh, Amin F; Mesleh, Areej G; Abdalla, Omnya M; Nasrallah, Gheyath K ( Microbiology Society , 2018 , Article Review)
      Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, ...

    • Performance evaluation of five commercial assays in assessing seroprevalence of HEV antibodies among blood donors 

      Al-Absi, Enas S; Al-Sadeq, Duaa W; Younis, Manaf H; Yassine, Hadi M; Abdalla, Omnya M; ... more authors ( Microbiology Society , 2018 , Article)
      Although hepatitis E virus (HEV) is mainly transmitted via the faecal-oral route, the rate of HEV transmission via blood donation is on the rise. However, the seroprevalence of HEV among blood donors is not well established ...

    • Seroprevalence and incidence of hepatitis E virus among blood donors: A review. 

      Al-Sadeq, Duaa W.; Majdalawieh, Amin F.; Nasrallah, Gheyath K. ( Wiley , 2017 , Article)
      Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus with 4 main genotypes. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect solely humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals such as pigs, deer, and rabbits. HEV-5 and HEV-6 infect mainly ...

    • Seroprevalence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) among male craft and manual workers in Qatar (2020–2021) 

      Nadin, Younes; Yassine, Hadi M.; Nizamuddin, Parveen Banu; Kourentzi, Katerina; Tang, Patrick; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      BackgroundThe rapid growth of Qatar in the last two decades has attracted a large influx of immigrant craft and manual workers (CMWs) seeking employment in jobs associated with food handling, domestic service, and construction. ...